N-containing heterocyclic compounds

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to N-containing heterocyclic compounds that are inhibitors of protein kinases including JAK kinases. In particular, the compounds are selective for JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 or TYK2 kinases and combinations thereof such as JAK1 and JAK2. The kinase inhibitors can be used in the treatment of kinase associated diseases such as immunological and inflammatory diseases including organ transplants; hyperproliferative diseases including cancer and myeloproliferative diseases; viral diseases; metabolic diseases; and vascular diseases.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/739,704having an international filing date of 14 Nov. 2008, now allowed, whichis the national phase of PCT Application PCT/AU2008/001699 having aninternational filing date of 14 Nov. 2008, which claims benefit of U.S.Provisional Application No. 60/988,357 filed 15 Nov. 2007. The contentsof the above patent applications are incorporated by reference herein intheir entirety.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to N-containing heterocyclic compoundsthat are inhibitors of protein kinases including JAK kinases. Inparticular, the compounds are selective for JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 or TYK2kinases and combinations thereof such as JAK1 and JAK2. The kinaseinhibitors can be used in the treatment of kinase associated diseasessuch as immunological and inflammatory diseases including organtransplants; hyperproliferative diseases including cancer andmyeloproliferative diseases; viral diseases; metabolic diseases; andvascular diseases.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

JAKs are kinases which phosphorylate a group of proteins called SignalTransduction and Activators of Transcription or STATs. Whenphosphorylated, STATs dimerize, translocate to the nucleus and activateexpression of genes which lead to, amongst other things, cellularproliferation such as proliferation of endothelial cells and smoothmuscle cells, and cause hypertrophy of cardiac myocytes.

A review of the JAK/STAT literature offers strong support to thehypothesis that this pathway is important for the recruitment andmarshalling of the host immune response to environmental insults, suchas viral and bacterial infection. Information accumulated from geneknock-out experiments have underlined the importance of members of theJAK family to the intracellular signalling triggered by a number ofimportant immune regulatory cytokines. The therapeutic possibilitiesstemming from inhibition of the JAK/STAT pathway are thus in the sphereof immune modulation, and as such are likely to be promising drugs forthe treatment of a range of pathologies in this area. In additioninhibitors of JAKs could be used for immunological and inflammatorydiseases including organ transplants, asthma and chronic obstructivepulmonary disease (COPD) as well as autoimmune diseases such as systemiclupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease, scleroderma,autoimmune vasculitides, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis,Crohn's disease, Type I diabetes and autoimmune thyroid disorders.

The central role played by the JAK family of protein tyrosine kinases inthe cytokine dependent regulation of both proliferation and end functionof several important cell types indicates that agents capable ofinhibiting the JAK kinases are useful in the prevention andchemotherapeutic treatment of disease states dependent on these enzymes.Potent and specific inhibitors of each of the currently known four JAKfamily members will provide a means of inhibiting the action of thecytokines that drive immunological and inflammatory diseases, such asthose discussed above. Additionally, treatment of hyperproliferativedisorders such as cancers including multiple myeloma; prostate, breastand lung cancer; gastric cancer; Hodgkin's Lymphoma; B-cell ChronicLymphocytic Leukemia; metastatic melanoma; glioma; and hepatoma, by JAKinhibitors is indicated. Additionally the use of JAK kinase inhibitorsfor the treatment of viral diseases and metabolic diseases is indicated.

Potent inhibitors of JAK2, in addition to the above, will also be usefulin vascular disease such as hypertension, hypertrophy, cardiac ischemia,heart failure (including systolic heart failure and diastolic heartfailure), migraine and related cerebrovascular disorders, stroke,Raynaud's phenomenon, POEMS syndrome, Prinzmetal's angina, vasculitides,such as Takayasu's arteritis and Wegener's granulomatosis, peripheralarterial disease, heart disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension.JAK2 inhibitors will also be useful in myeloproliferatve disorders(MPDs) such as polycythemia vera (PV).

Potent and specific inhibitors of both JAK1 and JAK2 will be useful inthe treatment of cancers including multiple myeloma; prostate, breastand lung cancer; Hodgkin's Lymphoma; B-cell Chronic LymphocyticLeukemia; metastatic melanoma; multiple myeloma; gastric cancer; glioma;and hepatoma.

Potent and specific inhibitors of JAK3 will be useful asimmunosuppressive agents for, amongst others, organ transplants, andimmunological and inflammatory diseases such as asthma and chronicobstructive pulmonary disease as well as autoimmune diseases such assystemic lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease,scleroderma, autoimmune vasculitides, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoidarthritis, Crohn's disease, Type I diabetes and complications fromdiabetes, metabolic diseases, and other indications whereimmunosuppression may be desirable. Furthermore specific inhibitors ofJAK3 may find application for therapeutic treatments for proliferativediseases such as leukaemia and lymphoma where JAK3 is hyperactivated.

Although the other members of the JAK family are expressed byessentially all tissues, JAK3 expression appears to be limited tohematopoetic cells. This is consistent with its essential role insignalling through the receptors for IL-2, IL4, IL-7, IL-9 and IL-15 bynon-covalent association of JAK3 with the gamma chain common to thesemultichain receptors. Males with X-linked severe combinedimmunodeficiency (XSCID) have defects in the common cytokine receptorgamma chain (gamma c) gene that encodes a shared, essential component ofthe receptors of interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, and IL-15. AnXSCID syndrome in which patients with either mutated or severely reducedlevels of JAK3 protein has been identified, suggesting thatimmunosuppression should result from blocking signalling through theJAK3 pathway. Gene Knock out studies in mice have suggested that JAK3not only plays a critical role in B and T lymphocyte maturation, butthat JAK3 is constitutively required to maintain T cell function. Takentogether with the biochemical evidence for the involvement of JAK3 insignalling events downstream of the IL-2 and IL-4 receptor, these humanand mouse mutation studies suggest that modulation of immune activitythrough the inhibition of JAK3 could prove useful in the treatment ofT-cell and B-cell proliferative disorders such as transplant rejectionand autoimmune diseases.

Prolonged immunomodulation through inhibition of JAK3 signalling shouldhave great therapeutic potential for chronic diseases as long as JAK3inhibition was achieved selectively and not accompanied by inhibition ofother kinase-dependent signalling processes. In particular, the highdegree of sequence identity held in common by members of the JAK familyof kinases raises the possibility that a compound which inhibits JAK3would also inhibit other members of the family with detrimental longterm consequences. For example, prolonged inhibition of JAK2 is likelyto lead to erythropenia and thrombocytopenia, since the receptors forboth erythropoietin and thrombopoietin use only JAK2 for intracellulartransmission of signals.

Compounds of the present invention may also be useful in targeting otherkinases of therapeutic relevance, such as the Aurora kinases. The Aurorafamily of serine/threonine protein kinases are critical for the properregulation of mitosis. Mammals express three Aurora kinase paralogs, andat least two Aurora kinases (Aurora A and B) are commonly overexpressedin human tumours including breast, lung, colon, ovarian, and pancreaticcancers. The Aurora A gene is amplified in many tumours, indicating thatoverexpression of Aurora A may confer a selective advantage for thegrowth of these tumours. Overexpression of Aurora B has also beenreported to produce multi-nuclearity and induce aggressive metastasis,suggestion that the overexpression of Aurora kinase B has multiplefunctions in cancer development. Recent clinical experience andsubsequent approvals of kinase inhibitors such as Imatinib, Gefitiniband Erlotinib illustrate that this class of enzymes will be useful foranticancer drug development. Aurora A itself has been identified as aparticularly attractive drug target through observations that it can actas an oncogene and transform cells when ectopically expressed. VX-680, apotent inhibitor of Aurora A and B kinases, has been shown to suppresstumour growth in vivo. These findings highlight the desirability ofidentifying Aurora kinase inhibitors for use in cancer treatment.

Other kinases which may be useful therapeutic targets include CK2, TBK1,NEK9, LCK, ACK1, p38 kinase, FAK, CAK, CDK1, 2 and 4, GSK-3β, Abl,PDGF-R, PLK1, PLK2, PLK3, PYK2, c-Kit, NPM-ALK, Flt-3, c-Met, KDR, EGFR,TIE-2, VEGFR-1, VEGFR-3, c-SRC, LCK, HCK, LYN, FYN and YES.

Although the inhibition of various types of protein kinases, targeting arange of disease states, is clearly beneficial, it has been to datedemonstrated that the identification of a compound which is selectivefor a protein kinase of interest, and has good “drug like” propertiessuch as high oral bioavailability, is a challenging goal. In addition,it is well established that the predictability of inhibition, orselectivity, in the development of kinase inhibitors is quite low,regardless of the level sequence similarity between the enzymes beingtargeted.

The challenges in developing a therapeutically appropriate JAK1, JAK2,JAK3 or TYK2 inhibitors or combinations thereof, and aurora kinaseinhibitors for use in treatment of kinase associated diseases such asimmunological and inflammatory diseases including organ transplants;hyperproliferative diseases including cancer and myeloproliferativediseases; viral diseases; metabolic diseases; and vascular diseases,include designing a compound with appropriate specificity which also hasgood drug likeness properties.

There is therefore a continuing need to design and/or identify compoundswhich specifically inhibit the JAK and aurora family of kinases, andparticularly compounds which may preferentially inhibit one or more ofthe JAK kinases relative to the other JAK kinases. There is a need forsuch compounds for the treatment of a range of disease states.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In a first aspect, there is provided a compound of formula I

whereinQ, W and Y are independently selected from N and CR²;

Z is NR² or S;

L is absent, CO, SO₂ or substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkylene;A and B are independently absent or substituted or unsubstitutedC₁₋₆alkylene wherein one or more carbon atoms can be optionally replacedwith O, CO, NR², NR²CO, CONR², NR²SO₂, SO₂NR², S and/or S(O)_(n);R¹ is independently selected from H, substituted or unsubstitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkenyl, substituted orunsubstituted C₂₋₆alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, OH,halogen, CN, NO₂, NR²R³, SO₂R³, SO₂NR²R³, CF₃, OCF₃, NR²SO₂R³, CO₂R³,COSR³, CSR³, COR³, NR², CSR³, NR²CSR³, CONR²R³, NR²COR³, NR²CONR²R³,SO₃R³, substituted or unsubstituted C₃₋₈cycloalkyl, substituted orunsubstituted aryl and substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl havingup to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂;R is selected from H, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl,substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkenyl, substituted or unsubstitutedC₂₋₆alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, OH, halogen, CN,NO₂, CO₂R³, CONR²R³, NR²COR³, SO₃R³, C₃₋₈cycloalkyl, aryl andheterocyclyl having up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂,each of which may be substituted with up to 3 substituents independentlyselected from substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl, substituted orunsubstituted C₂₋₆alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkynyl,substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, OH, OCF₃, halogen, CN, NO₂,NR²R³, SO₂R³, SO₂NR²R³, NR²SO₂R³, CO₂R³, COR³, NR²COR³, R²NHCO₂R³,CONR²R³, NR²CONR²R³ and substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl havingup to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂;R² and R³ are independently selected from H, substituted orunsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkenyl,substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkynyl, substituted or unsubstitutedC₁₋₆alkoxy, CN, substituted or unsubstituted C₃₋₈cycloalkyl, substitutedor unsubstituted aryl and substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclylhaving up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂;m is 1 to 3; andn is 1 or 2;salts, isomers and/or prodrugs thereof.

In a second aspect, there is provided a process for the preparation ofthe compound of formula I defined above which comprises the step ofcoupling a compound of formula II

wherein,Q, W, Y, Z and n are as defined in formula I above; andX is a leaving groupwith R as defined in formula I above and a compound of formula III

wherein L, A, Y, R¹ and m are as defined in formula I above.

The compounds of formula I are kinase inhibitors, preferably JAKinhibitors, more preferably JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 or TYK2 inhibitors. Thesecompounds are useful in the treatment of a kinase associated disease,preferably a JAK kinase or aurora kinase associated disease such asimmunological and inflammatory diseases; hyperproliferative diseasesincluding myeloproliferative diseases; vascular diseases; viral diseasesand metabolic diseases.

In a third aspect, there is provided a kinase inhibitor comprising thecompound formula I defined above.

There is also provided use of the compound of formula I defined above asa kinase inhibitor.

There is further provided the compound of formula I defined above foruse as a kinase inhibitor.

The compounds of formula I preferably act as selective JAK2 inhibitors,selective JAK3 inhibitors or selective JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitors.

The compound of formula I may also be administered in the form of apharmaceutical composition together with a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier.

In a fourth aspect, there is provided a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising the compound of formula I defined above and apharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition also comprises one ormore additional therapeutic agents.

The compound of formula I may be contained within or attached to animplant, such as a drug eluting stent. For example, when the compound isused for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), thecompound may be contained within or attached to a pulmonary arterystent, which may act locally, or be released from the stent into thepulmonary circulation where the compound exerts its therapeutic activityin the pulmonary vasculature.

In a fifth aspect, there is provided an implant which comprises thecompound of formula I defined above.

In a sixth aspect, there is provided a method for the treatment of akinase associated disease such as immunological and inflammatorydiseases including organ transplants; hyperproliferative diseasesincluding cancer and myeloproliferative diseases; viral diseases;metabolic diseases; and vascular diseases which comprises administeringa therapeutically effective amount of the compound of formula I or apharmaceutical composition defined above to a subject in need thereof.

There is also provided use of the compound of formula I or apharmaceutical composition as defined above in the manufacture of amedicament for the treatment of a kinase associated disease such asimmunological and inflammatory diseases including organ transplants;hyperproliferative diseases including cancer and myeloproliferativediseases; viral diseases; metabolic diseases; and vascular diseases.

There is further provided use of the compound of formula I or apharmaceutical composition as defined above in the treatment of a kinaseassociated disease such as immunological and inflammatory diseasesincluding organ transplants; hyperproliferative diseases includingcancer and myeloproliferative diseases; viral diseases; metabolicdiseases; and vascular diseases.

There is still further provided the compound of formula I or apharmaceutical composition defined above for use in the treatment of akinase associated disease such as immunological and inflammatorydiseases including organ transplants; hyperproliferative diseasesincluding cancer and myeloproliferative diseases; viral diseases;metabolic diseases; and vascular diseases.

In a seventh aspect, there is provided a method of inhibiting a kinasein a cell comprising contacting the cell with the compound of formula Idefined above.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to compounds of formula I that inhibitkinases, in particular JAK kinases such as JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 or TYK2kinases or aurora kinases and are useful in the treatment of kinaseassociated diseases such as immunological and inflammatory diseasesincluding organ transplants; hyperproliferative diseases includingcancer and myeloproliferative diseases; viral diseases; metabolicdiseases; and vascular diseases.

The present invention further relates salts, isomers and/or prodrugs ofa compound of formula I:

whereinQ, W and Y are independently selected from N and CR²;

Z is NR² or S;

L is absent, CO, SO₂ or substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkylene;A and B are independently absent or substituted or unsubstitutedC₁₋₆alkylene wherein one or more carbon atoms can be optionally replacedwith O, CO, NR², NR²CO, CONR, NR²SO₂, SO₂NR², S and/or S(O)_(n);R¹ is independently selected from H, substituted or unsubstitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkenyl, substituted orunsubstituted C₂₋₆alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, OH,halogen, CN, NO₂, NR²R³, SO₂R³, SO₂NR²R³, CF₃, OCF₃, NR²SO₂R³, CO₂R³,COSR³, CSR³, COR³, NR², CSR³, NR²CSR³, CONR²R³, NR²COR³, NR²CONR²R³,SO₃R³, substituted or unsubstituted C₃₋₈cycloalkyl, substituted orunsubstituted aryl and substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl havingup to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂;R is selected from H, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl,substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkenyl, substituted or unsubstitutedC₂₋₆alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, OH, halogen, CN,NO₂, CO₂R³, CONR²R³, NR²COR³, SO₃R³, C₃₋₈cycloalkyl, aryl andheterocyclyl having up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂,each of which may be substituted with up to 3 substituents independentlyselected from substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl, substituted orunsubstituted C₂₋₆alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkynyl,substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, OH, OCF₃, halogen, CN, NO₂,NR²R³, SO₂R³, SO₂NR²R³, NR²SO₂R³, CO₂R³, COR³, NR²COR³, R²NHCO₂R³,CONR²R³, NR²CONR²R³ and substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl havingup to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂;R² and R³ are independently selected from H, substituted orunsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkenyl,substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkynyl, substituted or unsubstitutedC₁₋₆alkoxy, CN, substituted or unsubstituted C₃₋₈cycloalkyl, substitutedor unsubstituted aryl and substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclylhaving up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂;m is 1 to 3; andn is 1 or 2;salts, isomers and/or prodrugs thereof.

In one embodiment, the compounds of formula I have the formula Ia

wherein Q, W, Y, Z, L, A, B, R, R¹, m and n are as defined above.

In a preferred embodiment, the compounds of formula I and Ia have theformula Ib

wherein Z, A, B, R, R¹, m and n are as defined above.

A is preferably absent, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkylene orsubstituted or unsubstituted divalent C₁₋₆alkoxy;

B is preferably absent or S;

R is preferably independently selected from H, halogen, CO₂R³, CONR²R³,C₃₋₈cycloalkyl, 5 or 6 membered aryl and 5 to 9 membered heterocyclylshaving up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂, each of whichmay be substituted with up to 3 substituents independently selected fromsubstituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted 5to 8 membered heterocyclyls having up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N,O, S and SO₂, R²OH, R²NHCO₂R³, OCF₃, substituted or unsubstitutedC₁₋₆alkoxy, OH, NR²R³, SO₂NR²R³, NR²SO₂R³, NR²COR³, CONR²R³, NR²CONR²R³,COR³, CO₂R³ and/or SO₂R³ wherein R² and R³ are as defined above.

A preferred substituted or unsubstituted 5 or 6 membered aryl for R isphenyl unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of NR²R³, NR²COR³,substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted 5to 8 membered heterocyclyls having up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N,O, S and SO₂, SO₂NR²R³, NR²CONR²R³, NR²SO₂R³, R²OH, R²NHCO₂R³, OCF₃,CONR²R³ or substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl.

Preferred substituted or unsubstituted 5 to 9 membered heterocyclylshaving up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂ for R aresaturated or unsaturated 5 to 9 membered heterocyclyls having 1 to 2 Natoms such as pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-pyridinyl andpyrimidinyl or saturated or unsaturated 5 to 9 membered heterocyclylshaving 1 to 2 O atoms such as benzoxadiazolyl, each of which may besubstituted with at least one of C₁₋₆alkoxy, CO₂R³ or NR²R³.

R¹ is preferably independently selected from H, halogen, substituted orunsubstituted C₁₋₆alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkyl,substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, OH, halogen, NO₂, NR²R³,NR²COR³, CO₂R³, SO₂R³, NR²SO₂R³, substituted or unsubstitutedC₃₋₈cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted 5 or 6 membered aryl andsubstituted or unsubstituted 5 to 8 membered saturated or unsaturatedheterocyclyl having up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂.

Preferred substituted or unsubstituted 5 to 8 membered heterocyclylshaving up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂ for R¹ are 5 or6 membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclyls having up to 3heteroatoms selected from N, O and S such as morpholino, thiomorpholino,thiomorpholino-1-oxide, thiomopholino-1,1-dioxide, NR²-piperazine,4-hydroxy piperidine, 3-hydroxy pyrrolidine, 3-hydroxypyrrole,piperidine and pyrrolidine.

When the compounds of formulae I and Ia inhibit JAK3 kinases, one ofA-R¹ and a substituent of R is preferably selected from groups that canreact reversibly or irreversibly with a thiol moiety such as the thiolgroups of the Cys963 residue of JAK3. Examples of such groups includeMichael acceptors.

Michael acceptors are α,β-unsaturated carbonyl or thiocarbonyl compoundsand selected examples are shown below.

wherein

D is O or N;

R⁴ is selected from H and substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl;R⁵ and R⁶ are independently selected from H, substituted orunsubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl, C₁₋₄alkylNR⁸R⁹, C₁₋₄alkylOR⁸, substituted orunsubstituted aryl or may be joined to form a substituted orunsubstituted 5 to 8 membered ring optionally containing one or moreheteroatoms selected from O, S, SO₂ and NR⁴;R⁷ is selected from OH, OC₁₋₄alkyl, NR⁸R⁹;p is 0 to 4; andR⁸ and R⁹ are independently selected from H, substituted orunsubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl or may be joined to form a substituted 3-8membered ring optionally containing one or more heteroatoms selectedfrom O, S, SO₂ and NR⁴.

Other groups which can undergo reversible or irreversible reaction withthiol moieties include, ketones, aldehydes, α-acyloxy ketones, α-phenoxyketones, halomethyl ketones, maleimides, nitriles, 1,2,4-thiadiazoles,2-vinyl oxazoles. 2-alkynyl-oxazoles, keto-oxazoles, cyclic disulfides,epoxides and O-acyl hydroxamates.

Illustrative examples of compounds of the present invention are shown inthe following table.

Mol LC- No Structure Weight Formula ¹H NMR data MS 1

438.00 C₁₆H₁₅IN₄OS (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.81 (s, 1 H), 8.00 (s, 1 H),7.73 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2 H), 7.22 (br s, 1 H), 6.97 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2 H),3.88 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4 H), 3.14 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4 H); m/z 439.1 [M + H]⁺2

403.15 C₂₂H₂₁N₅OS (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.88 (s, 1 H), 7.86 (d, J = 8.7Hz, 2 H), 7.81 (s, 1 H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2 H), 7.09 s, 1 H), 6.93(d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2 H), 6.80 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2 H), 3.89 (t, J = 4.5 Hz, 4H), 3.80 (br s, 2 H), 3.13 (t, J = 4.5 Hz, 4 H); m/z 404.3 [M + H]⁺ 3

457.16 C₂₅H₂₃N₅O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 10.27 (br s, 1 H), 9.45 (br s,1 H), 9.16 (s, 1 H), 8.48 (s, 1 H), 8.13 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2 H), 7.80 (d,J = 8.4 Hz, 2 H), 7.72 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2 H), 6.91 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2 H),6.49 (dd, J = 17.4, 11.1 Hz, 1 H), 6.29 (d, J = 17.4 Hz, 1 H), 5.79 (d,J = 11.1 Hz, 1 H), 3.76 (t, J = 3.9 Hz, 4 H), 3.06 (t, J = 4.2 Hz, 4 H);m/z 458.2 [M + H]⁺ m/z 457.3 [M]⁺ 4

403.15 C₂₂H₂₁N₅OS (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.40 (br s, 1 H), 9.13 (s, 1 H),8.32 (s, 1 H), 7.75 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2 H), 7.24-7.12 (m, 3 H), 6.90 (d, J= 9.0 Hz, 2 H), 6.93 (ddd, J = 9.0, 2.1, 1.2 Hz, 1 H), 5.06 (br s, 2 H),3.74 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4 H), 3.03 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4 H); m/z 404.3 [M + H]⁺5

457.16 C₂₅H₂₃N₅O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 10.27 (br s, 1H), 9.48 (br s, 1H), 9.17 (s, 1 H), 8.44 (s, 1 H), 8.27 (s, 1 H), 7.80-7.40 (m, 5 H),6.82 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 6.52 (dd, J = 18.0, 10.5 Hz, 1 H), 6.30 (d, J= 17.4 Hz, 1 H), 5.79 (d, J = 10.2 Hz, 1 H), 3.73 (br s, 4 H), 2.99 (brs, 4 H); m/z 458.2 [M + H]⁺ m/z 457.3 [M]⁺ 7

312.10 C₁₆H₁₆N₄OS (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.36 (s, 1H), 9.10 (s, 1H), 8.27(d, J = 5.4 Hz, 1H), 7.67 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 2H), 7.30 (d, J = 5.4 Hz, 1H),6.90 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 3.74 (m, 4H), 3.03 (m, 4H) m/z 313.2 [M + H]⁺8

370.11 C₁₈H₁₈N₄O₃S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.60 (s, 1H), 9.17 (s, 1H),9.03 (s, 1H), 7.96 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 6.92 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 3.92(s, 3H), 3.74 (m, 4H), 3.05 (m, 4H); m/z 371.3 [M + H]⁺ 9

295.14 C₁₆H₁₇N₅O (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 11.3 (br. s, 1H), 8.81 (d, J =0.9 Hz, 1H), 8.58 (d, J = 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.69 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 2H), 7.64(app t, 1H), 6.87 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 2H), 6.29 (m, 1H), 3.74 (m, 4H), 3.01(m, 4H); m/z 296.3 [M + H]⁺ 10

433.16 C₂₃H₂₃N₅O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.39 (s, 1H), 9.10 (s, 1H),8.25 (s, 1H), 7.72 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 7.53 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.50(dd, J = 8.0, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 6.87 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 6.73 (d, J = 8.0Hz, 1H), 4.89 (br, s, 2H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 3.74 (m, 4H), 3.03 (m, 4H); m/z434.3 [M + H]⁺ 11

467.11 C₂₂H₂₁N₅O₃S₂ (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.49 (s, 1H), 9.18 (s, 1H),8.69 (s, 1H), 8.31 (dt, J = 8.6, 2.0 Hz, 2H), 7.92 (dt, J = 8.6, 2.0 Hz,2H), 7.68 (m, 2H), 7.41 (br s, 2H), 6.91 (m, 2H), 3.74 (m, 4H), 3.04 (m,4H); m/z 468.2 [M + H]⁺ 12

495.14 C₂₄H₂₅N₅O₃S₂ (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.46 (s, 1H), 9.19 (s, 1H),8.70 (s, 1H), 8.48 (dt, J = 7.1, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 8.24 (br, m, 1H),7.80-7.77 (m, 2H), 7.67 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 6.92 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H),3.73 (m, 4H), 3.03 (m, 4H), 2.65 (s, 6H); m/z 496.3 [M + H]⁺ 13

504.19 C₂₆H₂₈N₆O₃S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.41 (s, 1H), 9.13 (s, 1H),8.40 (s, 1H), 8.18 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.95 (br, s, 1H), 7.71-7.68 (m,3H), 7.55 (dd, J = 8.4, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 6.87 (m, 3H), 3.83 (s, 3H), 3.74(m, 4H), 3.09 (m, 2H), 3.03 (m, 4H), 1.06 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H); m/z 505.3[M + H]⁺ 14

481.12 C₂₃H₂₃N₅O₃S₂ (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.84 (br, s, 1H), 9.43 (br, s,1H), 9.14 (s, 1H), 8.46 (s, 1H), 8.10 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.69 (d, J =9.1 Hz, 2H), 7.32 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 6.89 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 3.75(m, 4H), 3.04 (m, 7H); m/z 482.3 [M + H]⁺ 15

434.14 C₂₃H₂₂N₄O₃S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.41 (br, s, 1H), 9.12 (s, 1H),9.11 (s, 1H), 8.35 (s, 1H), 7.71 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 7.64 (d, J = 2.0Hz, 1H), 7.54 (dd, J = 8.2, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.88 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 6.87(d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 3.75 (m, 4H), 3.03 (m, 4H); m/z 435.2[M + H]⁺ 16

470.15 C₂₅H₂₂N₆O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 10.42 (s, 1H), 9.46 (s, 1H),9.17 (s, 1H), 8.43 (s, 1H), 8.09 (s, 1H), 7.81 (d, J = 4.8 Hz, 1H), 7.72(d, J = 5.1 Hz, 2H), 7.59 (d, J = 5.4 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (dd, J = 5.1, 4.8Hz, 1H), 6.86 (d, J = 5.4 Hz, 2H), 3.93 (s, 2H), 3.74 (m, 4H), 3.03 (m,4H); m/z 471.3 [M + H]⁺ 17

394.14 C₁₉H₁₈N₆O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.75 (br s, 1H), 9.62 (s, 1H),9.22 (s, 1H), 8.98 (s, 1H), 7.50 (d, J = 5.4 Hz, 2H), 7.01 (d, J = 5.4Hz, 2H), 4.45 (d, J = 3.6 Hz, 2H), 3.75 (m, 4H), 3.08 (m, 4H); m/z 395.3[M + H]⁺ 18

481.12 C₂₃H₂₃N₅O₃S₂ (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.83 (br, s, 1H), 9.43 (s,1H), 9.16 (s, 1H), 8.44 (s, 1H), 7.82 (m, 1H), 7.78 (m, 1H), 7.71 (d, J= 9.1 Hz, 2H), 7.46 (t, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.25 (m, 1H), 6.92 (d, J = 9.1Hz, 2H), 3.73 (m, 4H), 3.05 (m, 4H), 3.00 (s, 3H); m/z 482.3 [M + H]⁺ 19

558.17 C₂₆H₂₅F₃N₆O₃S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.47 (br, s, 1H), 9.15 (s,1H), 8.55 (s, 1H), 8.37 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 8.30 (m, 1H), 8.27 (br, s,1H), 7.97 (dd, J = 8.8, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.68 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 6.92-6.88 (m, 3H), 3.74 (m, 4H), 3.14 (m, 2H), 3.04 (m, 4H), 1.08 (t, J = 7.2Hz, 3H); m/z 559.3 [M + H]⁺ 20

348.07 C₁₈H₁₂N₄O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 10.3 (br s, 1 H), 9.34 (s, 1H), 8.94 (t, J = 2.4 Hz, 1 H), 8.62 (s, 1 H), 8.15 (m, 1 H), 8.08 (m, 2H), 7.80 (m, 1 H), 7.60-7.49 (m, 3 H), 7.42 (m, 1 H); m/z 349.2 [M + H]⁺21

397.93 C₁₂H₇IN₄O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 10.4 (br s, 1 H), 9.26 (s, 1H), 9.23 (s, 1 H), 8.64 (s, 1 H), 8.26 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1 H), 7.81 (d, J= 8.1 Hz, 1 H), 7.59 (t, J = 8.1 Hz, 1 H) m/z 399.0 [M + H]⁺ 22

346.13 C₂₀H₁₈N₄S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.31 (br s, 1 H), 9.18 (s, 1 H),8.22 (s, 1 H), 7.39 (m, 2 H), 7.31 (m, 2 H), 7.00 (m, 1 H), 6.94 (m, 1H), 6.80 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 1 H), 6.14 (m, 1 H), 4.72 (br s, 2 H), 2.56 (q,J = 7.8 Hz, 2 H), 1.01 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 3 H); m/z 347.3 [M + H]⁺ 25

523.17 C₂₆H₂₉N₅O₃S₂ (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.47 (s, 1H), 9.19 (s, 1H),8.61 (s, 1H), 8.48 (br s, 1H), 8.31 (br d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (br d,J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.74-7.69 (m, 3H), 7.58 (s, 1H), 6.94 (d, J = 9.0 Hz,2H), 3.74 (m, 4H), 3.03 (m, 4H), 1.12 (s, 9H); m/z 524.2 [M + H]⁺ m/z522.4 [M − H]⁻ 26

367.96 C₁₂H₉IN₄S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.53 (br s, 1H), 9.11 (s, 1 H),4.54 (s, 1 H), 7.28 (m, 1 H), 7.21 (t, J = 2.1 Hz, 1 H), 6.94 (t, J =8.4 Hz, 1 H), 6.22 (m, 1 H), 4.87 (br s, 2H); m/z 369.1 [M + H]⁺ 28

487.13 C₂₃H₂₀F₃N₅O₂S (Acetone-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.06 (s, 1H), 8.52 (bs,1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 8.12 (bs, 1H), 7.92 (dd, J = 8.5, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.82(d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 7.03 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 6.97 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H),3.80 (m, 4H), 3.10 (m, 4H); m/z 488.2 [M + H]⁺ 29

416.17 C₂₄H₂₄N₄OS (Acetone-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.09 (s, 1H), 8.45 (bs, 1H),8.05 (s, 1H), 7.73 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 7.43-7.40 (m, 2H), 7.38-7.27 (m,2H), 6.84 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 3.76 (m, 4H), 3.04 (m, 4H), 2.64 (q, J =7.6 Hz, 2H), 1.04 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H); m/z 417.3 [M + H]⁺ 30

445.16 C₂₄H₂₃N₅O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 10.03 (bs, 1H), 9.46 (bs, 1H),9.15 (s, 1H), 8.39 (s, 1H), 8.14 (m, 1H), 7.75-7.70 (m, 3H), 7.60 (m,1H), 7.42 (t, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 3.73 (m, 4H),3.02 (m, 4H), 2.07 (s, 3H); m/z 446.2 [M + H]⁺ 31

520.14 C₂₅H₂₄N₆O₃S₂ (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.48 (br, s, 1H), 9.17 (s,1H), 8.60 (s, 1H), 8.19 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.70 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H),7.59 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 6.90 (d, J =9.1 Hz, 2H), 4.95 (s, 2H), 3.73(m, 4H), 3.20 (s, 3H), 3.03 (m, 4H); m/z 521.3 [M + H]⁺ 32

520.14 C₂₅H₂₄N₆O₃S₂ (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.44 (br, s, 1H), 9.18 (s,1H), 8.63 (s, 1H), 8.26 (m, 1H), 8.12 (m, 1H), 7.69 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H),7.63 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (m, 1H), 6.93 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 4.95(s, 2H), 3.74 (m, 4H), 3.17 (s, 3H), 3.06 (m, 4H); m/z 521.3 [M + H]⁺ 33

478.18 C₂₄H₂₆N₆O₃S (CD₃CN, 300 MHz): δ 8.62 (s, 1H), 8.06 (app t, 1H),7.93 (m, 1H), 7.80 (s, 1H), 7.70 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.53 (bs, 1H),7.41 (app t, 1H), 7.12 (m, 1H), 6.98 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 2H), 3.85 (s, 3H),3.79 (app t, 4H), 3.08 (app t, 4H), 2.96 (s, 3H). Missing 1H- waterexchange (wet solvent); m/z 479.3 [M + H]⁺ 34

464.16 C₂₃H₂₄N₆O₃S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.12 (s, 1H), 8.81 (s, 1H),8.35 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 7.85 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.76(d, J = 9.3 Hz, 2H), 7.27 (s, 2H), 6.93 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 3.89 (s,3H), 3.75 (appt, 4H), 3.04 (app t, 4H); m/z 465.2 [M + H]⁺ 35

478.18 C₂₄H₂₆N₆O₃S (CD₃CN, 300 MHz): δ 8.61 (s, 1H), 8.13 (d, J = 5.4Hz, 2H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.68 (d, J = 5.4 Hz, 2H), 7.54-7.60 (m, 2H), 7.30(d, J = 5.4 Hz, 2H), 6.96 (d, J = 5.4 Hz, 2H), 3.84 (s, 3H), 3.77- 3.81(m, 4H), 3.06-3.09 (m, 4H), 2.96 (s, 3H) m/z 479.3 [M + H]⁺. 36

421.04 C₁₆H₁₆IN₅O (CD₃OD, 300 MHz): δ 8.46 (s, 1H), 7.87 (s, 1H), 7.72(d, J = 9.3, 2H), 7.65 (s, 1H), 6.97 (d, J = 9.3, 2H), 3.84 (m, 4H),3.09 (m, 4H). NH not observed m/z 422.2 [M + H]⁺ 37

430.18 C₂₅H₂₆N₄OS (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.93 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.46(m, 4H), 7.29 (m, 2H), 7.04 (s, 1H), 6.83 (d, J = 8.9, 2H), 3.86 (m,4H), 3.08 (m, 4H), 2.95 (m, 1H), 1.16 (d, J = 6.9, 6H) m/z 430.1 [M]⁺431.1 [M + H]⁺ 38

390.01 C₁₆H₁₅BrN₄OS (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.86 (s, 1H), 7.86 (s, 1H), 7.67(d, J = 8.9, 2H), 7.22 (s, 1H), 6.96 (d, J = 9.1, 2H), 3.88 (m, 4H),3.14 (m, 4H) m/z 391.0, 393.0 [M + H]⁺ 39

445.19 C₂₅H₂₇N₅OS (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.82 (s, 1H), 7.62 (m, 2H), 7.51(dd, J = 1.1, 8.0, 1H), 7.33 (dd, J = 1.6, 7.8, 1H), 7.22 (m, 1H), 7.13(s, 1H), 7.04 (m, 1H), 6.98 (s, 1H), 6.94 (m, 2H), 6.88 (s, 1H), 3.89(m, 4H), 3.24 (m, 1H), 3.13 (m, 4H), 1.34 (d, J = 6.9, 6H) m/z 445.1[M]⁺ 446.1 [M + H]⁺ 40

445.19 C₂₅H₂₇N₅OS (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.81 (s, 1H), 7.57 (m, 2H), 7.18(m, 4H), 7.09 (s, 1H), 7.07 (s, 1H), 6.96 (m, 2H), 6.74 (s, 1H), 3.88(m, 4H), 3.15 (m, 4H), 2.90 (m, 1H), 1.26 (d, J = 6.9, 6H) m/z 445.1[M]⁺ 446.1 [M + H]⁺ 41

417.16 C₂₃H₂₃N₅OS (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.91 (s, 1H), 7.74 (s, 1H), 7.56(m, 2H), 7.12 (m, 2H), 6.87 (m, 2H), 6.82 (d, J = 2.5, 1H), 6.70 (dd, J= 2.5, 8.0, 1H), 3.86 (m, 4H), 3.62 (s, 2H), 3.09 (m, 4H), 2.18 (s, 3H)m/z 418.1 [M + H]⁺ 42

470.15 C₂₅H₂₂N₆O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz): δ 9.50 (s, 1H), 9.29 (m, 1H),9.18 (s, 1H), 8.70 (s, 1H), 8.31 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.99 (d, J = 8.6Hz, 2H), 7.70 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 6.93 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 4.35 (d, J= 5.7 Hz, 2H), 3.75 (t, J = 4.4 Hz, 4H), 3.05 (t, J = 4.4 Hz, 4H) m/z471.1 [M + H]⁺ 43

438.00 C₁₆H₁₅IN₄OS (CDCl₃, 400 MHz): δ 8.84 (s, 1H), 8.04 (s, 2H), 7.34(s b, 1H), 7.42- 7.22 (m, 1H), 6.94 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H), 6.63 (d, J =6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.41 (d, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H), 3.32 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H) m/z438.9 [M + H]⁺ 44

448.13 C₂₂H₂₀N₆O₃S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.50 (s, 1H), 9.16 (s, 1H),8.80 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.47 (s, 1H), 8.07 (dd, J = 2.1, 8.9 Hz, 1H),7.72 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 7.57 (s, 2H), 7.15 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 6.86(d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 3.75 (m, 4H), 3.02 (m, 4H) m/z 449.0 [M + H]⁺ 45

419.14 C₂₂H₂₁N₅O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.46 (s, 1H), 9.16 (s, 1H),8.55 (s, 1H), 8.46 (dd, J = 1.9, 7.4 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (dd, J = 1.9, 4.9 Hz,1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 7.18 (dd, J = 4.9, 7.4 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (d,J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 3.93 (s, 3H), 3.74 (m, 4H), 3.03 (m, 4H) m/z 420.0 [M +H]⁺ 46

382.96 C₁₃H₁₃IN₃OS (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.79 (br s, 1H), 9.13 (s, 1H),8.55 (s, 1H), 8.00 (s b, 1H), 7.90-7.88 (m, 1H), 7.28- 7.23 (m, 1H),6.97-6.94 (m, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H) 1H obscured under water peak m/z 383.9[M + H]⁺ 47

523.17 C₂₆H₂₉N₅O₃S₂ (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 9.52 (s, 1H), 9.23 (s, 1H), 8.59(s, 1H), 8.37 (m, 1H), 8.33-8.30 (m, 1H), 7.88-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.69 (t, J= 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (s, 1H), 7.40-7.37 (m, 1H), 7.33 (m, 1H), 7.16 (t, J= 8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.55 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 3.66 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H),2.96 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H), 1.10 (s, 9H) m/z 524.1 [M + H]⁺ 48

468.13 C₂₃H₂₄N₄O₃S₂ (CDCl₃, 500 MHz): δ 8.93 (s, 1H), 8.63 (t, J = 2.0Hz, 1H), 8.23-8.21 (m, 1H), 8.07 (s, 1H), 7.90-7.89 (m, 1H), 7.83 (m,1H), 7.62-7.57 (m, 1H), 7.52-7.49 (m, 1H), 7.37 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H),7.33 (br s, 1H), 7.07 (m, 1H), 4.67 (br s, 2H), 4.58 (s, 1H), 1.22 (s,9H). Missing 1H-water exchange (wet solvent) m/z 469.0 [M + H]⁺ 49

448.13 C₂₂H₂₀N₆O₃S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.66 (s, 1H), 8.05 (d, J = 9.3Hz, 2H), 7.71 (s, 1H), 7.44 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.23 (d, J = 8.7 Hz,2H), 7.11 (m, 1H), 6.99 (s, 1H), 6.81 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 2H), 3.86 (m, 4H),3.07 (m, 4H) m/z 449.0 [M + H]⁺ 50

528.15 C₂₅H₂₈N₄O₅S₂ (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.55 (s, 1H), 9.26 (s, 1H),8.58 (s, 1H), 8.33 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 8.24 (br. s, 1H), 7.87-7.82 (m,1H), 7.69-7.63 (m, 1H), 7.59 (s, 1H), 7.18 (s, 2H), 3.60 (s, 3H), 3.59(s, 6H), 1.10 (s, 9H) m/z 529.0 [M + H]⁺ 51

423.10 C₂₀H₁₇N₅O₄S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.47 (s, 1H), 9.18 (s, 1H),8.73 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 8.47 (s, 1H), 8.08 (dd, J = 1.9, 8.8 Hz, 1H),7.57 (s, 2H), 7.49 (dd, J = 2.2, 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.37 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H),7.14 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 3.72 (s, 3H), 3.64(s, 3H) m/z 424.0 [M + H]⁺ 52

394.11 C₂₀H₁₈N₄O₃S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.48 (s, 1H), 9.18 (s, 1H),8.50 (s, 1H), 8.32 (dd, J = 1.8, 7.3 Hz, 1H), 8.22 (dd, J = 1.9, 4.9 Hz,1H), 7.52 (d, J = 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.25 (dd, J = 2.4, 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.13 (dd,J = 4.9, 7.4 Hz, 1H), 6.83 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.71 (s,3H), 3.53 (s, 3H) m/z 395.0 [M + H]⁺ 53

498.14 C₂₄H₂₆N₄O₄S₂ (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.49 (s, 1H), 9.22 (s, 1H),8.61 (s, 1H), 8.39 (s, 1H), 8.32 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, J = 8.5Hz, 1H), 7.69 (t, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.59 (s, 1H), 7.46 (dd, J = 2.5, 8.7Hz, 1H), 7.38 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 6.94 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 3.72 (s,3H), 3.61 (s, 3H), 1.11 (s, 9H) m/z 499.0 [M + H]⁺ 54

380.11 C₁₈H₁₆N₆O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.50 (s, 1H), 9.18 (s, 1H),8.92 (s, 2H), 8.46 (s, 1H), 7.54 (d, J = 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (dd, J = 2.4,8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 6.83 (s, 2H), 3.72 (s, 3H), 3.69(s, 3H) m/z 381.0 [M + H]⁺. 55

424.12 C₂₁H₂₀N₄O₄S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.45 (s, 1H), 9.16 (s, 1H),8.38 (s, 1H), 8.31 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (d, J = 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.27(dd, J = 2.5, 8.7 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 6.51 (d, J = 8.2Hz, 1H), 3.94 (s, 3H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 3.56 (s, 3H) m/z425.0 [M + H]⁺ 56

425.12 C₂₀H₁₉N₅O₄S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.50 (s, 1H), 9.18 (s, 1H),9.01 (s, 1H), 8.47 (s, 1H), 7.57 (d, J = 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.17 (dd, J = 2.5,8.7 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 3.98 (s, 3H), 3.96 (s, 3H), 3.71(s, 3H), 3.61 (s, 3H) m/z 426.0 [M + H]⁺ 57

452.02 C₁₇H₁₇IN₄OS (DMSO/CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.85 (s, 1H), 8.04 (s, 1H),7.81 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.35 (br s, 1H), 7.34 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H),3.72 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 3.49 (s, 2H), 2.47 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H) m/z452.9 [M + H]⁺ 58

537.19 C₂₇H₃₁N₅O₃S₂ (CDCl₃, 500 MHz): δ 8.92 (s, 1H), 8.65 (t, J = 1.7Hz, 1H), 8.21 (m, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.89 (m, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 8.5 Hz,2H), 7.55 (t, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (br s, 1H), 7.33 (d, J = 8.5 Hz,2H), 4.95 (s, 1H), 3.72 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 3.50 (s, 2H), 2.47 (t, J =4.6 Hz, 4H), 1.25 (s, 9H) m/z 538.2 [M + H]⁺ 59

484.17 C₂₆H₂₄N₆O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 10.33 (s, 1H), 9.42 (s, 1H),9.16 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.62 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 2H), 7.59 (m, 1H), 7.53(dd, J = 8.1, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.76 (d, J = 9.0Hz, 2H), 3.88 (s, 2H), 3.72 (m, 4H), 2.99 (m, 4H), 2.19 (s, 3H) m/z485.1 [M + H]⁺ 60

460.16 C₂₅H₂₄N₄O₃S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.53 (s, 1H), 9.19 (s, 1H),8.65 (br.s, 1H), 8.63 (s, 1H), 8.28 (br. d, 8.1 Hz, 1H), 8.00 (br.d, 8.4Hz, 1H), 7.73 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 2H), 7.67 (dd, J = 7.8, 7.8 Hz, 1H), 6.84(d, J = 9.3 Hz, 2H), 4.34 (q, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.73 (m, 4H), 3.01 (m,4H), 1.29 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H) m/z 461.1 [M + H]⁺ 61

418.05 C₁₈H₁₉BrN₄OS (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.69 (s, 1H); 9.15 (s, 1H);8.47 (s, 1H); 7.80 (d, J = 9 Hz, 2H); 6.88 (d, J = 9 Hz, 2H); 4.03 (t, J= 6 Hz, 2H); 2.76 (t, J = 6 Hz, 2H); 2.57 (m*, under DMSO signal, 4H);1.67 (m, 4H) m/z 419.0, 421.0 [M + H]⁺ 62

473.19 C₂₆H₂₇N₅O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 10.06 (s, 1H); 9.53 (s, 1H);9.17 (s, 1H); 8.41 (s, 1H); 8.15 (s, 1H); 7.76 (d, J = 9 Hz, 2H); 7.67(d, J = 8 Hz, 1H); 7.60 (d, J = 8 Hz, 1H); 7.42 (t, J = 8 Hz, 1H); 6.85(d, J = 9 Hz, 2H); 4.07 (t, J = 6 Hz, 2H); 2.96 (m, 2H); 2.71 (m, 4H);2.08 (s, 3H); 1.74 (m, 4H) m/z 474.1 [M + H]⁺ 63

470.15 C₂₅H₂₂N₆O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.49 (s, 1H), 9.28 (br.t, J =5.4 Hz, 1H), 9.19 (s, 1H), 8.59 (s, 1H), 8.50 (br.s, 1H), 8.29 (br.d, J= 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.89 (br.d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H),7.66 (dd, J = 8.1, 8.1 Hz, 1H), 6.87 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 4.36 (d, J =5.4 Hz, 2H), 3.74 (m, 4H), 3.03 (m, 4H) m/z 471.1 [M + H]⁺ 64

487.20 C₂₇H₂₉N₅O₂S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.92 (s, 1H), 8.33 (m, 1H), 8.10(m, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.77 (m, 1H), 7.63 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.53 (dd,J = 7.5, 7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (br.s, 1H), 6.90 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 6.02(br.s, 1H), 3.86 (m, 4H), 3.11 (m, 4H), 1.43 (s, 9H) m/z 488.1 [M + H]⁺65

565.22 C₂₉H₃₅N₅O₃S₂ (CDCl₃, 500 MHz): δ 8.92 (s, 1H), 8.65 (t, J = 2.0Hz, 1H), 8.23-8.21 (m, 1H), 8.07 (s, 1H), 7.90-7.89 (m, 1H), 7.58 (d, J= 9.2 Hz, 2H), 7.57 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (br s, 1H), 6.97 (d, J =9.2 Hz, 2H), 4.57 (br s, 1H), 4.35-4.28 (m, 1H), 2.82-2.75 (m, 2H), 2.45(q, J = 4.5 Hz, 2H), 2.35-2.30 (m, 2H), 2.10-2.0 (m, 2H), 1.90-1.80 (m,2H), 1.22 (s, 9H), 1.11 (t, J = 4.2 Hz, 3H) m/z 566.1 [M + H]⁺ 66

492.19 C₂₅H₂₅N₆O₃S (DMSO/CDCl₃, 500 MHz): δ 8.98 (d, J = 0.7 Hz, 1H),8.93 (s, 1H), 8.26 (d, J = 0.7 Hz, 1H), 7.95 (s, 1H), 7.68 (d, J = 8.5Hz, 2H), 7.37 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.27 (br s, 1H), 3.73 (t, J = 4.7 Hz,4H), 3.51 (s, 2H), 2.48 (m, 4H), 1.71 (s, 9H) m/z 493.1 [M + H]⁺ 67

431.08 C₁₉H₂₂BrN₅S (CDCl₃, 500 MHz): δ 8.89 (s, 1H), 7.88 (s, 1H), 7.74(d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.35 (br s, 1H), 7.32 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 3.50 (s,2H), 2.60-2.45 (m, 8H), 2.42 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 1.08 (t, J = 7.3 Hz,3H) m/z 432.0, 434.0 [M + H]⁺ 68

564.23 C₂₉H₃₆N₆O₂S₂ (CDCl₃, 500 MHz): δ 8.96 (s, 1H), 8.55 (t, J = 1.8Hz, 1H), 8.30-8.28 (m, 1H), 8.09 (s, 1H), 7.91-7.89 (m, 1H), 7.66 (d, J= 8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.60 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.28(br s, 1H), 4.53 (s, 1H), 3.52 (s, 2H), 2.65-2.48 (m, 8H), 2.47-2.46 (m,2H), 1.24 (s, 9H), 1.11 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 3H) m/z 565.1 [M + H]⁺ 69

419.19 C₂₂H₂₅N₇S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.88 (s, 1H), 8.03 (s, 2H), 7.82(s, 1H), 7.44 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.29 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.06 (br s,1H). 3.86 (s, 2H), 2.70-2.40 (m, 8H), 2.57 (q, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 1.22 (t,J = 7.3 Hz, 3H). Missing 1H-water exchange (wet solvent) m/z 420.1 [M +H]⁺ 70

484.17 C₂₆H₂₄N₆O₂S (DMSO/CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.97 (s, 1H), 8.56 (br s,1H), 8.30 (t, J = 5.5 Hz, 1H), 8.24-8.21 (m, 1H), 8.12 (s, 1H),7.95-7.93 (m, 1H), 7.80 (br s, 1H), 7.72 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.59 (dd,J = 7.8, 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 4.35 (d, J = 5.6 Hz,2H), 3.70 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 3.48 (s, 2H), 2.45 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H)m/z 485.1 [M + H]⁺ 71

551.20 C₂₈H₃₃N₅O₃S₂ (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.91 (s, 1H), 8.64 (dd, J = 1.7,1.7 Hz, 1H), 8.22 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 8.07 (s, 1H), 7.89 (d, J = 8.7Hz, 1H), 7.64-7.52 (m, 3H), 7.16 (s, 1H), 6.98 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 4.63(s, 1H), 4.20 (t, J = 5.8 Hz, 2H), 3.00 (t, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H), 2.84- 2.65(m, 4H), 1.96-1.78 (m, 4H), 1.22 (s, 9H) m/z 552.1 [M + H]⁺ 72

545.25 C₃₀H₃₅N₅O₃S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.91 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H),7.95-7.86 (m, 2H), 7.61 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 7.45 (dd, J = 7.8, 7.8 Hz,1H), 7.33 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.13 (s, 1H), 6.92 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H),4.91 (s, 1H), 4.41 (d, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H), 4.18 (t, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H), 2.99(t, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H), 2.85-2.65 (m, 4H), 1.95- 1.79 (m, 4H), 1.46 (s, 9H)m/z 546.2 [M + H]⁺ 73

495.14 C₂₄H₂₅N₅O₃S₂ (CDCl₃/CD3OD, 300 MHz): δ 8.77 (s, 1H), 8.43 (s,1H), 8.09-7.98 (m, 2H), 7.77 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.51- 7.40 (m, 3H),6.80 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 4.00 (t, J = 5.6 Hz, 2H), 2.92- 2.78 (m, 2H),2.70-2.51 (m, 4H), 1.80-1.64 (m, 4H). Missing 3 H- solvent exchange m/z496.0 [M + H]⁺ 74

468.12 C₂₄H₂₂ClFN₄OS (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.57 (s, 1H), 9.19 (s, 1H),8.66 (s, 1H), 8.50 (dd, J = 7.5, 2 Hz, 1H), 8.06 (m, 1H), 7.71 (d, J = 9Hz, 2H), 7.56 (t, J = 9 Hz, 1H), 6.91 (d, J = 9 Hz, 2H), 4.04 (t, J = 6Hz, 2H), 2.78 (t, J = 6 Hz, 2H), 2.57 (m* with DMSO, 4H), 1.69 (m, 4H).m/z 496.0 [M + H]⁺ 75

520.23 C₂₇H₃₂N₆O₃S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 9.02 (d, J = 0.7 Hz, 1H), 8.89(s, 1H), 8.23 (d, J = 0.7 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.60 (d, J = 8.9 Hz,2H), 7.11 (br s, 1H), 7.00 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 4.45-4.30 (m, 1H),2.90-2.75 (m, 2H), 2.52 (q, J = 7.3 Hz, 2H), 2.50-2.40 (m, 2H),2.20-2.15 (m, 2H), 2.00- 1.80 (m, 2H), 1.7 (s, 9H), 1.22 (t, J = 7.2 Hz,3H) m/z 521.1 [M + H]⁺ 76

446.14 C₂₄H₂₂N₄O₃S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.93 (s, 1H), 7.88 (s, 1H), 7.70(d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.55 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (dd, J = 8.2, 1.5Hz, 1H), 7.29 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 7.27 (br s, 1H), 6.93 (d, J = 7.8 Hz,1H), 6.05 (s, 2H), 3.71 (t, J = 4.7 Hz, 4H), 3.48 (s, 2H), 2.46 (t, J =4.7 Hz, 4H) m/z 447.0 [M + H]⁺ 77

541.21 C₃₀H₃₁N₅O₃S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.95 (s, 1H), 8.37 (d, J = 1.5Hz, 1H), 8.25 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.89 (dd, J = 8.7, 1.5Hz, 1H), 7.74 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.67 (d, J = 3.6 Hz, 1H), 7.28 (br s,1H), 7.28 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 6.66 (d, J = 3.6 Hz, 1H), 3.71 (t, J =4.6 Hz, 4H), 3.48 (s, 2H), 2.46 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 1.72 (s, 9H) m/z542.1 [M + H]⁺ 78

419.15 C₂₁H₂₁N₇OS (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.70 (s, 1H), 9.20 (s, 1H), 8.96(s, 2H), 8.48 (s, 1H), 7.78 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.19 (d, J = 8.5 Hz,2H), 6.86 (s, 2H), 3.56 (t, J = 4.5 Hz, 4H), 3.39 (s, 2H), 2.34 (t, J =4.3 Hz, 4H) m/z 420.0 [M + H]⁺ 79

507.23 C₂₇H₃₃N₅O₃S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.89 (s, 1H), 7.65 (s, 1H), 7.63(d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 7.30 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.25 (m, 2H), 4.18-4.17(m, 2H), 3.72 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 3.70-3.69 (m, 2H), 3.48 (s, 2H), 2.64(m, 2H), 2.46 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 1.51 (s, 9H) m/z 508.1 [M + H]⁺ 80

531.23 C₂₉H₃₃N₅O₃S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.94 (s, 1H), 7.99 (d, J = 8.2Hz, 2H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.70 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.42 (d, J = 8.2, Hz,2H), 7.29 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.27 (br s, 1H), 4.93 (br s, 1H), 4.40(d, J = 5.9 Hz, 2H), 3.72 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 3.49 (s, 2H), 2.46 (t, J= 4.6 Hz, 4H), 1.50 (s, 9H) m/z 532.1 [M + H]⁺ 81

459.17 C₂₅H₂₅N₅O₂S (DMSO/CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 9.79 (br s, 1H), 9.17 (br s,1H), 9.01 (s, 1H), 8.18 (m, 1H), 8.12 (s, 1H), 7.85 (d, J = 8.6, Hz,2H), 7.73-7.72 (m, 1H), 7.70 (m, 1H), 7.40 (t, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (d,J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 3.65 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 3.44 (s, 2H), 2.42 (t, J =4.6 Hz, 4H), 2.17 (s, 3H) m/z 460.0 [M + H]⁺ 82

459.17 C₂₅H₂₅N₅O₂S (DMSO/CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 9.52 (br s, 1H), 8.97 (s,1H), 8.59 (br s, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.99 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.80 (d,J= 8.6 Hz, 2H), 7.73 (d, J = 8.7, Hz, 2H), 7.23 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 3.68(t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 3.47 (s, 2H), 2.44 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 2.19 (s,3H) m/z 460.1 [M + H]⁺ 83

495.14 C₂₄H₂₅N₅O₃S₂ (CDCl₃, 500 MHz): δ 8.94 (s, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H),8.00-7.99 (m, 1H), 7.79 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H),7.51 (br s, 1H), 7.47 (t, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (br s, 1H), 7.30 (d, J =8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.31- 7.27 (m, 1H), 3.71 (t, J = 4.5 Hz, 4H), 3.49 (s, 2H),3.04 (s, 3H), 2.46 (t, J = 4.5 Hz, 4H) m/z 496.0 [M + H]⁺ 84

500.24 C₂₈H₃₂N₆OS (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.92 (s, 1H), 7.94 (d, J = 8.9 Hz,2H), 7.86 (s, 1H), 7.71 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.29 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H),7.25 (br s, 1H), 7.05 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 3.72 (t, J = 4.4 Hz, 4H),3.49 (s, 2H), 3.32 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.63 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.46(t, J = 4.5 Hz, 4H), 2.39 (s, 3H) m/z 501.1 [M + H]⁺ 85

489.18 C₂₆H₂₇N₅O₃S (CDCl₃, 500 MHz): δ 8.94 (s, 1H), 8.49 (d, J = 8.5Hz, 1H), 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.85 (br s, 1H), 7.70 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 7.67(d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (dd, J = 8.4, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (br s, 1H),7.27 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.71 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 3.49(s, 2H), 2.45 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 2.26 (s, 3H) m/z 490.1 [M + H]⁺ 86

394.99 C₁₅H₁₄BrN₃O₃S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.77 (s, 1H), 9.19 (s, 1H),8.50 (s, 1H), 7.50 (s, 2H), 3.82 (s, 6H), 3.63 (s, 3H) m/z 395.9, 397.9[M + H]⁺ 87

423.13 C₂₂H₂₁N₃O₄S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.51 (s, 1H), 9.21 (s, 1H),8.45 (s, 1H), 7.91 (d, J = 7.3, 1H), 7.82 (s, 1H), 7.39 (m, 2H), 7.19(s, 2H), 5.23 (t, J = 5.6, 1H), 4.56 (d, J = 5.5, 2H), 3.61 (m, 9H) m/z424.0 [M + H]⁺ 88

423.13 C₂₂H₂₁N₃O₄S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.51 (s, 1H), 9.21 (s, 1H),8.44 (s, 1H), 7.94 (d, J = 8.2, 2H), 7.40 (d, J = 8.2, 2H), 7.21 (s,2H), 5.27 (t, J = 5.7, 1H), 4.56 (d, J = 5.7, 2H), 3.63 (s, 6H), 3.61(s, 3H) m/z 424.0 [M + H]⁺ 89

418.15 C₂₃H₂₂N₄O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.46 (s, 1H), 9.16 (s, 1H),8.49 (s, 1H), 8.08 (s, 1H), 7.93 (d, J = 7.8, 1H), 7.74 (d, J = 8.9,2H), 7.47 (t, J = 7.5, 1H), 7.38 (d, J = 7.5, 1H), 6.92 (d, J = 9.1,2H), 5.27 (t, J = 5.6, 1H), 4.61 (d, J = 5.5, 2H), 3.75 (m, 4H), 3.04(m, 4H) m/z 419.0 [M + H]⁺ 90

418.15 C₂₃H₂₂N₄O₂S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.45 (s, 1H), 9.15 (s, 1H),8.50 (s, 1H), 8.09 (d, J = 8.2, 2H), 7.72 (d, J = 8.9, 2H), 7.45 (d, J =8.0, 2H), 6.91 (d, J = 8.9, 2H), 5.25 (t, J = 5.7, 1H), 4.57 (d, J =5.7, 2H), 3.75 (m, 4H), 3.05 (m, 4H). m/z 419.0 [M + H]⁺ 91

523.17 C₂₆H₂₉N₅O₃S₂ (CD₃OD, 300 MHz): δ 9.00 (s, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.23(s, 1H), 7.91 (d, J = 7.5, 1H), 7.75 (d, J = 8.9, 2H), 7.48 (dd, J =7.5, 7.5, 1H), 7.43 (d, J = 7.5, 1H), 7.02 (d, J = 9.1, 2H), 4.34 (m,4H), 3.62 (m, 2H), 3.47 (m, 4H), 2.90 (s, 3H), 2.13 (m, 4H). Missing 2H-solvent exchanae m/z 524.1 [M + H]⁺ 92

531.23 C₂₉H₃₃N₅O₃S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.94 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.91(m, 1H), 7.90-7.89 (m, 1H), 7.70 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.47 (t, J = 7.8Hz, 1H), 7.36-7.34 (m, 1H), 7.28 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 4.91 (br s, 1H),4.42 (d, J = 5.9 Hz, 2H), 3.71 (t, J = 4.7 Hz, 4H), 3.48 (s, 2H), 2.46(t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 1.48 (s, 9H). Missing 1H-water exchange (wetsolvent) m/z 532.1 [M + H]⁺ 93

486.22 C₂₇H₃₀N₆OS (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.94 (s, 1H), 7.95 (s, 1H), 7.72(d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 754-7.53 (m, 1H), 7.42-7.39 (m, 2H), 7.27 (d, J =8.6 Hz, 2H), 7.01- 6.99 (m, 1H), 3.71 (t, J = 4.7 Hz, 4H), 3.47 (s, 2H),3.22 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 3.04 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 2.45 (t, J = 4.6 Hz,4H). Missing 1H- water exchange (wet solvent) m/z 487.0 [M + H]⁺ 94

522.20 C₂₆H₃₀N₆O₄S (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.51 (s, 1H), 9.18 (s, 1H),8.80 (d, J = 2.1, 1H), 8.31 (s, 1H), 7.93 (dd, J = 2.5, 8.7, 1H), 7.20(s, 2H), 6.58 (m, 2H), 3.72 (s, 6H), 3.60 (m, 7H), 3.43 (m, 2H), 2.53(m, 2H), 2.44 (m, 4H) m/z 523.1 [M + H]⁺ 95

444.20 C₂₆H₂₈N₄OS (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.92 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.50(d, J = 9.1, 2H), 7.35 (m, 4H), 7.05 (s, 1H), 6.83 (d, J = 8.9, 2H),4.09 (t, J = 6.1, 2H), 2.89 (t, J = 6.1, 2H), 2.63 (m, 6H), 1.82 (m,4H), 1.10 (t, J = 7.5, 3H) m/z 445.1 [M + H]⁺ 96

458.21 C₂₇H₃₀N₄OS (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz): δ 9.41 (s, 1H), 9.16 (s, 1H), 8.17(s, 1H), 7.61 (d, J = 8.9, 2H), 7.45 (m, 2H), 7.26 (m, 2H), 6.74 (d, J =9.1, 2H), 3.98 (t, J = 5.9, 2H), 2.89 (m, 1H), 2.74 (t, J = 5.9, 2H),2.50 (m, 4H), 1.60-1.73 (m, 4H), 1.09 (d, J = 6.9, 6H) m/z 459.1 [M +H]⁺ 97

431.18 C₂₄H₂₅N₅OS (DMSO/CDCl₃, 300 MHz) δ 8.99 (s, 1H), 8.68 (br s, 1H),8.06 (s, 1H), 8.02 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.95 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.63(d, J = 8.4, Hz, 2H), 7.45 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 4.25 (s, 2H), 4.17-4.16(m, 4H), 3.3-2.9 (m, 4H). Missing 2 H-under water peak m/z 432.0 [M +H]⁺ 98

420.17 C₂₂H₂₄N₆OS (CD3OD/CDCl₃, 300 MHz) δ 8.90 (s, 1H), 8.31 (br s,2H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.78 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 6.99 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H),4.72 (br s, 1H), 3.49- 3.47 (m, 2H), 3.22-3.17 (m, 4H), 2.27-2.24 (m,4H), 1.41 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 3H). Missing 2 H-solvent exchange m/z 421.1[M + H]⁺ 99

363.10 C₂₀H₁₇N₃O₂S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.92 (s, 1H), 8.55 (d, J = 8.7,1H), 8.03 (d, J = 7.3, 2H), 7.95 (s, 1H), 7.69 (m, 1H), 7.47 (m, 3H),6.52 (m, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.82 (s, 3H). m/z 364.0 [M + H]⁺ 100

364.98 C₁₄H₁₂BrN₃O₂S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.86 (s, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H),7.87 (s, 1H), 7.30 (s, 1H), 6.94 (dd, J = 2.5, 8.7, 1H), 6.86 (d, J =8.7, 1H), 4.01 (s, 3H), 3.89 (s, 3H). m/z 365.9, 367.9 [M + H]⁺ 101

363.10 C₂₀H₁₇N₃O₂S (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 8.91 (s, 1H), 7.95 (m, 3H), 7.54(d, J = 2.5, 1H), 7.44 (m, 4H), 7.05 (m, 1H), 6.84 (d, J = 8.7, 1H),3.88 (s, 3H), 3.70 (s, 3H). m/z 364.0 [M + H]⁺

The names of the compounds in the table are as follows:

-   1. 7-iodo-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   2.    7-(4-aminophenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   3.    N-(4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acrylamide-   4.    7-(3-aminophenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   5.    N-(3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acrylamide-   7. N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   8. methyl    2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate-   9. N-(4-morpholinophenyl)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   10.    7-(4-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   11.    4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide-   12.    N,N-dimethyl-3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide-   13.    1-ethyl-3-(2-methoxy-4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)urea-   14.    N-(4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide-   15.    2-methoxy-4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenol-   16.    2-cyano-N-(3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide-   17.    N-(cyanomethyl)-2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxamide-   18.    N-(3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide-   19.    1-ethyl-3-(4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)-2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)urea-   20. N-(3-nitrophenyl)-7-phenylthieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   21. 7-iodo-N-(3-nitrophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   22.    N1-(7-(2-ethylphenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)benzene-1,3-diamine-   25.    N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide-   26. N1-(7-iodothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)benzene-1,3-diamine-   28.    7-(4-amino-3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   29.    7-(2-ethylphenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   30.    N-(3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide-   31.    N-(cyanomethyl)-N-(3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide-   32.    N-(cyanomethyl)-N-(4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide-   33.    N-(3-(5-methyl-2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide-   34.    4-(5-methyl-2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide-   36.    N-(4-(5-methyl-2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide-   37. 7-iodo-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   38.    7-(2-isopropylphenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   39. 7-bromo-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   40.    N7-(2-isopropylphenyl)-N2-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,7-diamine-   41.    N7-(4-isopropylphenyl)-N2-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,7-diamine-   42.    7-(5-amino-2-methylphenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   43.    N-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzamide-   44. 7-iodo-N-(3-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   45.    7-(4-amino-3-nitrophenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   46.    7-(2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   47. (3-(7-iodothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-ylamino)phenyl)methanol-   48.    N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(3-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide-   49.    N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(3-(hydroxymethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide-   50.    N-(4-morpholinophenyl)-7-(4-nitrophenylthio)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   51.    N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)-benzenesulfonamide-   52.    7-(4-amino-3-nitrophenyl)-N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   53.    N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-(2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   54.    N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide-   55.    7-(2-aminopyrimidin-5-yl)-N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   56.    N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-(2,6-dimethoxypyridin-3-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   57.    N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-(2,4-dimethoxypyrimidin-5-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   58.    7-iodo-N-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   59.    N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide-   60.    2-cyano-N-(4-methyl-3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide-   61. ethyl    3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzoate-   62.    7-bromo-N-(4-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   63.    N-(3-(2-(4-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide-   64.    N-(cyanomethyl)-3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzamide-   65.    N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzamide-   66.    N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(4-(1-ethylpiperidin-4-yloxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide-   67. tert-butyl    4-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxylate-   68.    7-bromo-N-(4-((4-ethylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   69.    N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(4-((4-ethylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide-   70.    N-(4-((4-ethylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl)phenyl)-7-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   71.    N-(cyanomethyl)-3-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzamide-   72.    N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(4-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide-   73. tert-butyl    pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzylcarbamate-   74.    3-(2-(4-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide-   75.    7-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(4-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   76. tert-butyl    4-(2-(4-(1-ethylpiperidin-4-yloxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxylate-   77.    7-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-N-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   78. tert-butyl    5-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate-   79.    7-(2-aminopyrimidin-5-yl)-N-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   80. tert-butyl    4-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)-5,6-dihydropyridine-1(2H)-carboxylate-   81. tert-butyl    morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzylcarbamate-   82.    N-(3-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide-   83.    N-(4-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide-   84.    N-(3-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide-   85.    7-(4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)phenyl)-N-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   86.    N-(2-methoxy-4-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide-   87. 7-bromo-N-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   88.    (3-(2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanol-   89.    (4-(2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanol-   90.    (3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanol-   91.    (4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanol-   92.    N-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzyl)methanesulfonamide-   93. tert-butyl    morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzylcarbamate-   94.    N-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl)-7-(3-(piperazin-1-yl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   95.    7-(6-(2-morpholinoethylamino)pyridin-3-yl)-N-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   96.    7-(2-ethylphenyl)-N-(4-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   97.    7-(4-(aminomethyl)phenyl)-N-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   98.    N-(4-(1-ethylpiperidin-4-yloxy)phenyl)-7-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   99. N-(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-phenylthieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   100. 7-bromo-N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine-   101. N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-phenylthieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine

The term “C₁₋₆alkyl” refers to straight chain or branched chainhydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Examples includeethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl,pentyl, neopentyl and hexyl.

The term “C₁₋₆alkylene” refers to the divalent equivalent of “C₁₋₆alkyl”defined above.

The term “C₂₋₆alkenyl” refers to straight chain or branched chainhydrocarbon groups having at least one double bond of either E or Zstereochemistry where applicable and 2 to 6 carbon atoms. Examplesinclude vinyl, 1-propenyl, 1- and 2-butenyl and 2-methyl-2-propenyl.

The term “C₂₋₆alkynyl” refers to straight chain or branched chainhydrocarbon groups having at least one triple bond and 2 to 4 carbonatoms. Examples include ethynyl, 1- or 2-propynyl, 1-, 2- or 3-butynyland methyl-2-propynyl.

The term “C₃₋₆cycloalkyl” refers to non-aromatic cyclic hydrocarbongroups having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms. Examples include cyclopropyl,cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl.

The term “aryl” refers to single, polynuclear, conjugated or fusedresidues of aromatic hydrocarbons. Examples include phenyl, biphenyl,terphenyl, quaterphenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, anthracenyl,dihydroanthracenyl, benzanthracenyl, dibenxanthracenyl andphenanthrenyl. 5- or 6-membered aryls such as phenyl are preferred.

The term “heterocyclyl” refers to saturated or unsaturated, monocyclicor polycyclic hydrocarbon groups containing at least one heteroatom atomselected from the group consisting of N, O, S and SO₂.

Suitable heterocyclyls include N-containing heterocyclic groups, suchas, unsaturated 3 to 6-membered heteromonocyclic groups containing 1 to4 nitrogen atoms, for example, pyrrolyl, pyrrolinyl, imidazolyl,pyrazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazolyl ortetrazolyl;

saturated 3 to 6-membered heteromonocyclic groups containing 1 to 4nitrogen atoms, such as, pyrrolidinyl, imidazolidinyl, piperidino orpiperazinyl;unsaturated condensed heterocyclic groups containing 1 to 5 nitrogenatoms, such as indolyl, isoindolyl, indolizinyl, pyrrolinyl,benzimidazolyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, indazolyl, benzotriazolyl ortetrazolopyridazinyl;unsaturated 3 to 6-membered heteromonocyclic group containing an oxygenatom, such as, pyranyl or furyl;unsaturated 3 to 6-membered heteromonocyclic group containing 1 to 2sulfur atoms, such as, thienyl;unsaturated 3 to 6-membered heteromonocyclic group containing 1 to 2oxygen atoms and 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, such as, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl oroxadiazolyl;saturated 3 to 6-membered heteromonocyclic group containing 1 to 2oxygen atoms and 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, such as, morpholinyl;unsaturated condensed heterocyclic group containing 1 to 2 oxygen atomsand 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, such as, benzoxazolyl or benzoxadiazolyl;unsaturated 3 to 6-membered heteromonocyclic group containing 1 to 2sulfur atoms and 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, such as, thiazolyl orthiadiazolyl;saturated 3 to 6-membered heteromonocyclic group containing 1 to 2sulfur atoms and 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, such as, thiomopholino orthiazolidinyl; andsaturated 3 to 6-membered heteromonocyclic group containing 1 to 2sulfur atoms, 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms and 1 to 2 oxygen atoms such asthiomorpholino-1-oxide and thiomorpholino-1,1-dioxide;unsaturated condensed heterocyclic group containing 1 to 2 sulfur atomsand 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, such as, benzothiazolyl or benzothiadiazolyl.

Preferred heterocyclyls are morpholino, thiomorpolino,thiomorpholino-1-oxide, thiomorpholino-1,1-dioxide, NR²-piperazine,4-hydroxy piperidine, 3-hydroxy pyrrolidine, 3-hydroxypyrrole orpiperidine.

The term “halogen” refers to fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine,preferably fluorine.

The term “substituted or substituted” refers to a group that may or maynot be further substituted with one or more groups selected from C₁₋₆alkyl, Si(C₁₋₆alkyl)₃, C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₂₋₆ alkynyl,aryl, heterocycylyl, halo, haloC₁₋₆alkyl, haloC₃₋₆cycloalkyl,haloC₂₋₆alkenyl, haloC₂₋₆alkynyl, haloaryl, haloheterocycylyl, hydroxy,C₁₋₆ alkoxy, C₂₋₆alkenyloxy, C₂₋₆alkynyloxy, aryloxy, heterocyclyloxy,carboxy, haloC₁₋₆alkoxy, haloC₂₋₆alkenyloxy, haloC₂₋₆alkynyloxy,haloaryloxy, nitro, nitroC₁₋₆,alkyl, nitroC₂₋6alkenyl, nitroaryl,nitroheterocyclyl, azido, amino, C₁₋₆alkylamino, C₂₋₆alkenylamino,C₂₋₆alkynylamino, arylamino, heterocyclamino acyl, C₁₋₆alkylacyl,C₂₋₆alkenylacyl, C₂₋₆alkynylacyl, arylacyl, heterocycylylacyl,acylamino, acyloxy, aldehydro, C₁₋₆alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,C₁₋₆alkylsulfonylamino, arylsulphonylamino, C₁₋₆alkylsulfonyloxy,arylsulfonyloxy, C₁₋₆alkylsulfenyl, C₂₋₆alklysulfenyl, arylsulfenyl,carboalkoxy, carboaryloxy, mercapto, C₁₋₆alkylthio, arylthio, acylthio,cyano and the like. Preferred optional substituents are selected fromthe group consisting of C₁₋₄ alkyl, Si(C₁₋₆alkyl)₃, C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl,C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₂₋₆ alkynyl, aryl, heterocycylyl, halo, hydroxy, C₁₋₄alkoxy, aryloxy, carboxy, amino, arylacyl, heterocycylylacyl, acylamino,acyloxy, arylsulfonyl and cyano.

The compounds of the invention may also be prepared as salts which arepharmaceutically acceptable, but it will be appreciated thatnon-pharmaceutically acceptable salts also fall within the scope of thepresent invention, since these are useful as intermediates in thepreparation of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. Examples ofpharmaceutically acceptable salts include salts of pharmaceuticallyacceptable cations such as sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium,magnesium, ammonium and alkylammonium; acid addition salts ofpharmaceutically acceptable inorganic acids such as hydrochloric,orthophosphoric, sulfuric, phosphoric, nitric, carbonic, boric, sulfamicand hydrobromic acids; or salts of pharmaceutically acceptable organicacids such as acetic, propionic, butyric, tartaric, maleic,hydroxymaleic, fumaric, citric, lactic, mucic, gluconic, benzoic,succinic, oxalic, phenylacetic, methanesulfonic, trihalomethanesulfonic,toluenesulfonic, benzenesulfonic, isethionic, salicylic, sulphanilic,aspartic, glutamic, edetic, stearic, palmitic, oleic, lauric,pantothenic, tannic, ascorbic, valeric and orotic acids. Salts of aminegroups may also comprise quaternary ammonium salts in which the aminonitrogen atom carries a suitable organic group such as an alkyl,alkenyl, alkynyl or aralkyl moiety.

The salts may be formed by conventional means, such as by reacting thefree base form of the compound with one or more equivalents of theappropriate acid in a solvent or medium in which the salt is insoluble,or in a solvent such as water which is removed in vacuo or by freezedrying or by exchanging the anions of an existing salt for another anionon a suitable ion exchange resin.

Where a compound possesses a chiral center the compound can be used as apurified enantiomer or diastereomer, or as a mixture of any ratio ofstereoisomers. It is however preferred that the mixture comprises atleast 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 97.5% or 99% of the preferred isomer.

This invention also encompasses prodrugs of the compounds of formula I.For example, compounds of formula I having free amino, amido, hydroxy orcarboxylic acid groups can be converted into prodrugs. Prodrugs includecompounds wherein an amino acid residue, or a polypeptide chain of twoor more (eg, two, three or four) amino acid residues which arecovalently joined through peptide bonds to free amino, hydroxy andcarboxylic acid groups of compounds of the invention. The amino acidresidues include the 20 naturally occurring amino acids commonlydesignated by three letter symbols and also include, 4-hydroxyproline,hydroxylysine, demosine, isodemosine, 3-methylhistidine, norvalin,beta-alanine, gamma-aminobutyric acid, citrulline, homocysteine,homoserine, ornithine and methionine sulfone. Prodrugs also includecompounds wherein carbonates, carbamates, amides and alkyl esters whichare covalently bonded to the above substituents of compounds of thepresent invention through the carbonyl carbon prodrug sidechain.Prodrugs also include phosphate derivatives of compounds (such as acids,salts of acids, or esters) joined through a phosphorus-oxygen bond to afree hydroxyl of compounds of formula I. Prodrugs may also includeN-oxides, and S-oxides of appropriate nitrogen and sulfur atoms informula I.

This invention also encompasses methods of treating or preventingdisorders that can be treated or prevented by the inhibition of proteinkinases, such as JAK or aurora kinases comprising administering drugs orprodrugs of compounds of the invention.

Process of Making Compounds

Compounds of the general formula I are generally prepared from adihalogenated heterocycle. The process may be performed in either theorder described below or the reverse of such.

The first step of the process typically involves a nucleophilic aromaticsubstitution reaction of the dihalogenated heterocycle with a suitableamine. The nucleophilic aromatic substitution is typically carried outby addition of the amine to the dihalogenated heterocycle in a solventsuch as ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, tert-butanol, dioxane, THF,DMF, toluene, NMP or xylene. The reaction is typically performed underconventional or microwave heating in the presence of an acid such as HClor p-toluenesulfonic acid or in the presence of base such as anon-nucleophilic base such as triethylamine or diisopropylethylamine, oran inorganic base such as potassium carbonate or sodium carbonate.Alternately the reaction can be carried out without solvent.

Alternatively, the amine substituent may be introduced through atransition metal catalysed amination reaction. Typical catalysts/ligandsfor such transformations include Pd(OAc)₂/P(t-Bu)₃, Pd₂(dba)₃/BINAP andPd(OAc)₂/BINAP. These reactions are typically carried out in solventssuch as toluene or dioxane, in the presence of bases such as caesiumcarbonate or sodium or potassium tert-butoxide at temperatures rangingfrom room temperature to reflux (e.g. Hartwig, J. F., Angew. Chem. Int.Ed. 1998, 37, 2046).

The amines employed in the first step of the synthesis of thesecompounds are obtained commercially or are prepared using methods wellknown to those skilled in the art.

The second step of the process typically begins with a cross-couplingreaction between the monohalogenated derivative obtained above and asuitably functionalised coupling partner. Typical coupling partners areorganoboronic acids or esters (Suzuki coupling: see for example Miyaura,N. and Suzuki, Chem Rev. 1995, 95 2457), organostannanes (Stillecoupling: see for example Stille, J. K., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl.,1986, 25, 508), Grignard reagents (Kumada coupling: Kumada, M.; Tamao,K.; Sumitani, K. Org. Synth. 1988, Coll. Vol. 6, 407.) or organozincspecies (Negishi coupling: Negishi, E.; J. Organomet. Chem. 2002, 653,34). The Suzuki coupling is the preferred coupling method and istypically performed in a solvent such as DME, THF, DMF, ethanol,propanol, toluene, acetonitrile or 1,4-dioxane, with or without addedwater, in the presence of a base such as sodium or potassium carbonate,lithium hydroxide, caesium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, potassiumfluoride or potassium phosphate. The reaction may be carried out atelevated temperatures and the palladium catalyst employed may beselected from Pd(PPh₃)₄, Pd(OAc)₂, [PdCl₂(dppf)], Pd₂(dba)₃/P(t-Bu)₃.

The products formed from either reaction step may be further derivatisedusing techniques known to those skilled in the art. Alternatively,derivatisation of the mono-halo intermediate may be undertaken prior toreaction of the second halo substituent. Those skilled in the art willappreciate that the order of the reactions described for the synthesesabove may be changed in certain circumstances and that certainfunctionalities may need to be derivatised (i.e. protected) in certaininstances for the reactions described above to proceed with reasonableyield and efficiency. The types of protecting functionality arewell-known to those skilled in the art and are described for example inGreene (Greene, T., Wuts, P. (1999) Protective Groups in OrganicSynthesis. Wiley-Interscience; 3rd edition).

The leaving group may be any suitable known type such as those disclosedin J. March, “Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms andStructure” 4^(th) Edition, pp 352-357, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1992which is incorporated herein by reference. Preferably, the leaving groupis halogen, more preferably chlorine.

JAK Inhibition

The compounds of formula I have activity against protein kinases,particularly the JAK kinases or aurora kinases and most particularlyselective activity against JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 or TYK2 kinases orcombinations thereof. A JAK2 inhibitor is any compound that selectivelyinhibits the activity of JAK2. A JAK3 inhibitor is any compound thatselectively inhibits the activity of JAK3. A JAK1/JAK2 selectiveinhibitor is any compound that selectively inhibits both JAK1 and JAK2.One activity of both JAK2 and JAK3 is to phosphorylate a STAT protein.Therefore an example of an effect of a JAK2 or JAK3 inhibitor is todecrease the phosphorylation of one or more STAT proteins. The inhibitormay inhibit the phosphorylated form of JAK2 or JAK3 or thenon-phosphorylated form of JAK2 or JAK3.

Selective and Irreversible Inhibition of JAK3

A PTK catalyses the transfer of a phosphate group from a molecule of ATPto a tyrosine residue located on a protein substrate. The inhibitorsknown in the art are usually competitive with either the ATP or theprotein substrate of the kinase (Levitzki 2000). Since the concentrationof ATP in a cell is normally very high (millimolar), compounds that arecompetitive with ATP may lack in vivo activity since it is unlikely thatsaid compounds can reach the concentrations within the cell that arenecessary to displace the ATP from its binding site.

An alternative approach which has been attempted in relation to EGFR isto design or select compounds which bind to EGFR TK in an irreversiblemanner. Such compounds are disclosed in Fry 1998; Discafani 1999; Smaill1999; Smaill 2000; Tsou 2001; Smaill 2001; Wissner 2003. These compoundsfunction as irreversible inhibitors by virtue of the fact that they canform covalent bonds to amino acid residues located at the active site ofthe enzyme which results in enhanced potency of the compounds in vitroand in the inhibition of growth of human tumors in in vivo models ofcancer. A further benefit of such irreversible inhibitors when comparedto reversible inhibitors, is that irreversible inhibitors can be used inprolonged suppression of the tyrosine kinase, limited only by the normalrate of receptor turnover.

Alignment of the four members of the JAK family of protein tyrosinekinases reveals that within the amino acids that comprise theATP-binding pocket of these kinases there are very few amino aciddifferences that could be used to target potential inhibitors towardsone family member or another. Interestingly, JAK3 alone amongst thissub-family of kinases possesses a Cysteine residue close to the frontlip of the ATP-binding cavity (Cys 963). By targeting this Cysteine witha functionality bearing an alkylating group such as a Michael acceptor,or other such group that can react reversibly or irreversibly with thethiol moiety of this Cysteine residue, highly selective JAK3 inhibitioncan be achieved.

Pharmaceutical Compositions

The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising atleast one of the compounds of the formula I and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier. The carrier must be “pharmaceutically acceptable”means that it is compatible with the other ingredients of thecomposition and is not deleterious to a subject. The compositions of thepresent invention may contain other therapeutic agents as describedbelow, and may be formulated, for example, by employing conventionalsolid or liquid vehicles or diluents, as well as pharmaceuticaladditives of a type appropriate to the mode of desired administration(for example, excipients, binders, preservatives, stabilizers, flavours,etc.) according to techniques such as those well known in the art ofpharmaceutical formulation (See, for example, Remington: The Science andPractice of Pharmacy, 21st Ed., 2005, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins).

The compounds of the invention may be administered by any suitablemeans, for example, orally, such as in the form of tablets, capsules,granules or powders; sublingually; buccally; parenterally, such as bysubcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, intra(trans)dermal, orintracisternal injection or infusion techniques (e.g., as sterileinjectable aqueous or non-aqueous solutions or suspensions); nasallysuch as by inhalation spray or insufflation; topically, such as in theform of a cream or ointment ocularly in the form of a solution orsuspension; vaginally in the form of pessaries, tampons or creams; orrectally such as in the form of suppositories; in dosage unitformulations containing non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable vehiclesor diluents. The compounds may, for example, be administered in a formsuitable for immediate release or extended release. Immediate release orextended release may be achieved by the use of suitable pharmaceuticalcompositions comprising the present compounds, or, particularly in thecase of extended release, by the use of devices such as subcutaneousimplants or osmotic pumps.

The pharmaceutical compositions for the administration of the compoundsof the invention may conveniently be presented in dosage unit form andmay be prepared by any of the methods well known in the art of pharmacy.These methods generally include the step of bringing the compound offormula I into association with the carrier which constitutes one ormore accessory ingredients. In general, the pharmaceutical compositionsare prepared by uniformly and intimately bringing the compound offormula I into association with a liquid carrier or a finely dividedsolid carrier or both, and then, if necessary, shaping the product intothe desired formulation. In the pharmaceutical composition the activeobject compound is included in an amount sufficient to produce thedesired effect upon the process or condition of diseases. As usedherein, the term “composition” is intended to encompass a productcomprising the specified ingredients in the specified amounts, as wellas any product which results, directly or indirectly, from combinationof the specified ingredients in the specified amounts.

The pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound of formula I maybe in a form suitable for oral use, for example, as tablets, troches,lozenges, aqueous or oily suspensions, dispersible powders or granules,emulsions, hard or soft capsules, or syrups or elixirs. Compositionsintended for oral use may be prepared according to any method known tothe art for the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions and suchcompositions may contain one or more agents such as sweetening agents,flavouring agents, colouring agents and preserving agents, e.g. toprovide pharmaceutically stable and palatable preparations. Tabletscontain the compound of formula I in admixture with non-toxicpharmaceutically acceptable excipients which are suitable for themanufacture of tablets. These excipients may be for example, inertdiluents, such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, lactose, calciumphosphate or sodium phosphate; granulating and disintegrating agents,for example, corn starch, or alginic acid; binding agents, for examplestarch, gelatin or acacia, and lubricating agents, for example magnesiumstearate, stearic acid or talc. The tablets may be uncoated or they maybe coated by known techniques to delay disintegration and absorption inthe gastrointestinal tract and thereby provide a sustained action over alonger period. For example, a time delay material such as glycerylmonostearate or glyceryl distearate may be employed. They may also becoated to form osmotic therapeutic tablets for control release.

Formulations for oral use may also be presented as hard gelatin capsuleswherein the compound of formula I is mixed with an inert solid diluent,for example, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate or kaolin, or as softgelatin capsules wherein the compound of formula I is mixed with wateror an oil medium, for example peanut oil, liquid paraffin, or olive oil.

Aqueous suspensions contain the active materials in admixture withexcipients suitable for the manufacture of aqueous suspensions. Suchexcipients are suspending agents, for example sodiumcarboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, hydroxy-propylmethylcellulose,sodium alginate, polyvinyl-pyrrolidone, gum tragacanth and gum acacia;dispersing or wetting agents may be a naturally-occurring phosphatide,for example lecithin, or condensation products of an alkylene oxide withfatty acids, for example polyoxyethylene stearate, or condensationproducts of ethylene oxide with long chain aliphatic alcohols, forexample heptadecaethyleneoxycetanol, or condensation products ofethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acids and ahexitol such as polyoxyethylene sorbitol monooleate, or condensationproducts of ethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acidsand hexitol anhydrides, for example polyethylene sorbitan monooleate.The aqueous suspensions may also contain one or more preservatives, forexample ethyl, or n-propyl, p-hydroxybenzoate, one or more coloringagents, one or more flavoring agents, and one or more sweetening agents,such as sucrose or saccharin.

Oily suspensions may be formulated by suspending the compound of formulaI in a vegetable oil, for example arachis oil, olive oil, sesame oil orcoconut oil, or in a mineral oil such as liquid paraffin. The oilysuspensions may contain a thickening agent, for example beeswax, hardparaffin or cetyl alcohol. Sweetening agents such as those set forthabove, and flavoring agents may be added to provide a palatable oralpreparation. These compositions may be preserved by the addition of ananti-oxidant such as ascorbic acid.

Dispersible powders and granules suitable for preparation of an aqueoussuspension by the addition of water provide the compound of formula I inadmixture with a dispersing or wetting agent, suspending agent and oneor more preservatives. Suitable dispersing or wetting agents andsuspending agents are exemplified by those already mentioned above.Additional excipients, for example sweetening, flavoring and coloringagents, may also be present.

The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention may also be in the formof oil-in-water emulsions. The oily phase may be a vegetable oil, forexample olive oil or arachis oil, or a mineral oil, for example liquidparaffin or mixtures of these. Suitable emulsifying agents may benaturally-occurring gums, for example gum acacia or gum tragacanth,naturally-occurring phosphatides, for example soy bean, lecithin, andesters or partial esters derived from fatty acids and hexitolanhydrides, for example sorbitan monooleate, and condensation productsof the said partial esters with ethylene oxide, for examplepolyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate. The emulsions may also containsweetening and flavoring agents.

Syrups and elixirs may be formulated with sweetening agents, for exampleglycerol, propylene glycol, sorbitol or sucrose. Such formulations mayalso contain a demulcent, a preservative and flavoring and coloringagents.

The pharmaceutical compositions may be in the form of a sterileinjectable aqueous or oleagenous suspension. This suspension may beformulated according to the known art using those suitable dispersing orwetting agents and suspending agents which have been mentioned above.The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectablesolution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally-acceptable diluent orsolvent, for example as a solution in 1,3-butane diol. Among theacceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water,Ringer's solution and isotonic sodium chloride solution. In addition,sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent orsuspending medium. For this purpose any bland fixed oil may be employedincluding synthetic mono- or diglycerides. In addition, fatty acids suchas oleic acid find use in the preparation of injectable formulations.

For administration to the respiratory tract, including intranasaladministration, the active compound may be administered by any of themethods and formulations employed in the art for administration to therespiratory tract.

Thus in general the active compound may be administered in the form of asolution or a suspension or as a dry powder.

Solutions and suspensions will generally be aqueous, for exampleprepared from water alone (for example sterile or pyrogen-free water) orwater and a physiologically acceptable co-solvent (for example ethanol,propylene glycol or polyethylene glycols such as PEG 400).

Such solutions or suspensions may additionally contain other excipientsfor example preservatives (such as benzalkonium chloride), solubilisingagents/surfactants such as polysorbates (eg. Tween 80, Span 80,benzalkonium chloride), buffering agents, isotonicity-adjusting agents(for example sodium chloride), absorption enhancers and viscosityenhancers. Suspensions may additionally contain suspending agents (forexample microcrystalline cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose sodium).

Solutions or suspensions are applied directly to the nasal cavity byconventional means, for example with a dropper, pipette or spray. Theformulations may be provided in single or multidose form. In the lattercase a means of dose metering is desirably provided. In the case of adropper or pipette this may be achieved by the subject administering anappropriate, predetermined volume of the solution or suspension. In thecase of a spray this may be achieved for example by means of a meteringatomising spray pump.

Administration to the respiratory tract may also be achieved by means ofan aerosol formulation in which the compound is provided in apressurised pack with a suitable propellant, such as achlorofluorocarbon (CFC), for example dichlorodifluoromethane,trichlorofluoromethane or dichlorotetrafluoroethane, carbon dioxide orother suitable gas. The aerosol may conveniently also contain asurfactant such as lecithin. The dose of active compound may becontrolled by provision of a metered valve.

Alternatively the active compound may be provided in the form of a drypowder, for example a powder mix of the compound in a suitable powderbase such as lactose, starch, starch derivatives such ashydroxypropylmethyl cellulose and polyvinylpyrrolidine (PVP).Conveniently the powder carrier will form a gel in the nasal cavity. Thepowder composition may be presented in unit dose form, for example incapsules or cartridges of eg. gelatin, or blister packs from which thepowder may be administered by means of an inhaler.

In formulations intended for administration to the respiratory tract,including intranasal formulations, the active compound will generallyhave a small particle size, for example of the order of 5 microns orless. Such a particle size may be obtained by means known in the art,for example by micronisation.

When desired, formulations adapted to give sustained release of theactive compound may be employed.

The active compound may be administered by oral inhalation as afree-flow powder via a “Diskhaler” (trade mark of Glaxo Group Ltd) or ameter dose aerosol inhaler.

The compounds of the present invention may also be administered in theform of suppositories for rectal administration of the drug. Thesecompositions can be prepared by mixing the drug with a suitablenon-irritating excipient which is solid at ordinary temperatures butliquid at the rectal temperature and will therefore melt in the rectumto release the drug. Such materials are cocoa butter and polyethyleneglycols.

Compositions suitable for vaginal administration may be presented aspessaries, tampons, creams, gels, pastes, foams or sprays containing inaddition to the active ingredient such carriers as are known in the artto be appropriate.

For topical use, creams, ointments, jellies, solutions or suspensions,etc., containing the compounds of the present invention are employed.(For purposes of this application, topical application shall includemouthwashes and gargles.)

For application to the eye, the active compound may be in the form of asolution or suspension in a suitable sterile aqueous or non-aqueousvehicle. Additives, for instance buffers, preservatives includingbactericidal and fungicidal agents, such as phenyl mercuric acetate ornitrate, benzalkonium chloride, or chlorohexidine and thickening agentssuch as hypromellose may also be included.

The compounds of the present invention can also be administered in theform of liposomes. As is known in the art, liposomes are generallyderived from phospholipids or other lipid substances. Liposomes areformed by mono- or multilamellar hydrated liquid crystals that aredispersed in an aqueous medium. Any non-toxic, physiologicallyacceptable and metabolisable lipid capable of forming liposomes can beused. The present compositions in liposome form can contain, in additionto a compound of the present invention, stabilisers, preservatives,excipients and the like. The preferred lipids are the phospholipids andphosphatidyl cholines, both natural and synthetic. Methods to formliposomes are known in the art.

Efficacy of this class of compounds may be applicable to drug elutingstents. Potential applications of drug eluting stents with thesecompounds include pulmonary artery stenosis, pulmonary vein stenosis, aswell as coronary artery stenosis. Drug eluting stents may also be usedin saphenous vein grafts or arterial grafts or conduits. Drug elutingstents that release this class of compounds may also be applicable fortreating stenoses of the aorta or peripheral arteries, such as the iliacartery, the femoral artery or the popliteal artery. The compound may bebound to the drug eluting stent by any of various methods known in thefield. Examples of such methods include polymers, phosphoryl choline,and ceramics. The compound may also be impregnated into a bioabsorbablestent.

The active compounds may also be presented for use in the form ofveterinary compositions, which may be prepared, for example, by methodsthat are conventional in the art. Examples of such veterinarycompositions include those adapted for:

oral administration, external application, for example drenches (e.g.aqueous or non-aqueous solutions or suspensions); tablets or boluses;powders, granules or pellets for admixture with feed stuffs; pastes forapplication to the tongue;parenteral administration for example by subcutaneous, intramuscular orintravenous injection, e.g. as a sterile solution or suspension; or(when appropriate) by intramammary injection where a suspension orsolution is introduced in the udder via the teat;topical applications, e.g. as a cream, ointment or spray applied to theskin; or rectally or intravaginally, e.g. as a pessary, cream or foam.

The pharmaceutical composition and method of the present invention mayfurther comprise other therapeutically active compounds as noted hereinwhich are usually applied in the treatment of the above mentionedpathological conditions. Selection of the appropriate agents for use incombination therapy may be made by one of ordinary skill in the art,according to conventional pharmaceutical principles. The combination oftherapeutic agents may act synergistically to effect the treatment orprevention of the various disorders described above. Using thisapproach, one may be able to achieve therapeutic efficacy with lowerdosages of each agent, thus reducing the potential for adverse sideeffects.

Examples of other therapeutic agents include the following: endothelinreceptor antagonists (eg ambrisentan, bosentan, sitaxsentan), PDE-Vinhibitors (eg sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil), Calcium channelblockers (eg amlodipine, felodipine, varepamil, diltiazem, menthol),prostacyclin, treprostinil, iloprost, beraprost, nitric oxide, oxygen,heparin, warfarin, diuretics, digoxin, cyclosporins (e.g., cyclosporinA), CTLA4-Ig, antibodies such as ICAM-3, anti-IL-2 receptor (Anti-Tac),anti-CD45RB, anti-CD2, anti-CD3 (OKT-3), anti-CD4, anti-CD80, anti-CD86,agents blocking the interaction between CD40 and gp39, such asantibodies specific for CD40 and/or gp39 (i.e., CD154), fusion proteinsconstructed from CD40 and gp39 (CD401g and CD8gp39), inhibitors, such asnuclear translocation inhibitors, of NF-kappa B function, such asdeoxyspergualin (DSG), cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors such as HMGCoA reductase inhibitors (lovastatin and simvastatin), non-steroidalanti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen, aspirin,acetaminophen, leflunomide, deoxyspergualin, cyclooxygenase inhibitorssuch as celecoxib, steroids such as prednisolone or dexamethasone, goldcompounds, beta-agonists such as salbutamol, LABA's such as salmeterol,leukotriene antagonists such as montelukast, antiproliferative agentssuch as methotrexate, FK506 (tacrolimus, Prograf), mycophenolatemofetil, cytotoxic drugs such as azathioprine, VP-16, etoposide,fludarabine, doxorubin, adriamycin, amsacrine, camptothecin, cytarabine,gemcitabine, fluorodeoxyuridine, melphalan and cyclophosphamide,antimetabolites such as methotrexate, topoisomerase inhibitors such ascamptothecin, DNA alkylators such as cisplatin, kinase inhibitors suchas sorafenib, microtubule poisons such as paclitaxel, TNF-α inhibitorssuch as tenidap, anti-TNF antibodies or soluble TNF receptor, hydroxyurea and rapamycin (sirolimus or Rapamune) or derivatives thereof.

When other therapeutic agents are employed in combination with thecompounds of the present invention they may be used for example inamounts as noted in the Physician Desk Reference (PDR) or as otherwisedetermined by one of ordinary skill in the art.

Methods of Treatment

The compounds of formula I may be used in the treatment of kinaseassociated diseases including JAK kinase associated diseases suchimmunological and inflammatory diseases including organ transplants;hyperproliferative diseases including cancer and myeloproliferativediseases; viral diseases; metabolic diseases; and vascular diseases.

Generally, the term “treatment” means affecting a subject, tissue orcell to obtain a desired pharmacological and/or physiological effect andinclude: (a) preventing the disease from occurring in a subject that maybe predisposed to the disease, but has not yet been diagnosed as havingit; (b) inhibiting the disease, i.e., arresting its development; or (c)relieving or ameliorating the effects of the disease, i.e., causeregression of the effects of the disease.

The term “subject” refers to any animal having a disease which requirestreatment with the compound of formula I.

In addition to primates, such as humans, a variety of other mammals canbe treated using the compounds, compositions and methods of the presentinvention. For instance, mammals including, but not limited to, cows,sheep, goats, horses, dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rats or other bovine,ovine, equine, canine, feline, rodent or murine species can be treated.However, the invention can also be practiced in other species, such asavian species (e.g., chickens).

The term “administering” should be understood to mean providing acompound of the invention to a subject in need of treatment.

The term “kinase associated diseases” refers to a disorder or disordersthat directly or indirectly result from or are aggravated by aberrantkinase activity, in particular JAK or aurora kinase activity and/orwhich are alleviated by inhibition of one or more of these kinaseenzymes.

In a preferred embodiment the kinase associated disease state involvesone or more of the JAK kinases, JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 or TYK2. In aparticularly preferred embodiment, the disease involves JAK2 or JAK3kinase. Such diseases include, but are not limited to, those listed inthe Table below.

Activation of the JAK/STAT pathway in various pathologies

JAK Cell Types Cytokines Kinase Disease Type Involved involved InvolvedCharacteristics Atopy Mast Cells, IL-4, IL-5, IL- JAK1, T-cellactivation of Allergic Asthma, Eosinophils, T- 6, IL-7, IL-13 JAK2,B-cells followed by Atopic Dermatitis Cells, B-Cells, JAK3, IgE mediated(Eczema), Tyk2 activation of resident Allergic Rhinitis, Mast cells andEosinophils CMI T-cells, B-cells, IL-2, IL-4, IL- JAK1, B cell and/orT_(DH) cell Allergic Contact macrophages, 5, IL-6, IL-10, JAK2,activation Dermatitis, neutrophils IFNγ, TNF, IL- JAK3,Macrophage/granulocyte hypersensitivity 7, IL-13, Tyk2 activationpneumonitis AutoImmune B-Cells, T cells, IL-2, IL-4, IL- JAK1, CytokineProduction Diseases monocytes, 5, IL-6, IL-7, JAK2, (e.g. TNFα/β, IL-1,Multiple sclerosis, Macrophages, Il-10, IL-13, JAK3, CSF-1, GM-CSF), T-Glomerulonephritis Neutrophils, IFNγ, TNF, Tyk2 cell Activation, B cellSystemic Lupus Mast Cells, GM-CSF; G- activation, ErythematosusEosinophils, CSF, JAK/STAT activation (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis,Juvenile Arthritis, Sjögren's Syndrome, Scleroderma Polymyositis,Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis Atopy Mast Cells, IL-4,IL-5, IL- JAK1, T-cell activation of Allergic Asthma, Eosinophils, T- 6,IL-7, IL-13 JAK2, B-cells followed by Atopic Dermatitis Cells, B-Cells,JAK3, IgE mediated (Eczema), Tyk2 activation of resident AllergicRhinitis, Mast cells and Eosinophils Transplantation T cells, B cells,IL-2, IL-4, IL- JAK1, Macrophage/T cell Allograft Rejection macrophages5, IL-7, IL-13, JAK2, mediated necrosis, GvHD TNF JAK3, Tc cell mediatedapoptosis, and B cell/Ig mediated opsonization/necrosis of foreign graftViral Diseases Viral JAK1, JAK/STAT Epstein Barr Virus LymphocytesCytokines, IL- JAK2, Mediation (EBV) 2, JAK3 Hepatitis B HepatocytesHepatitis C Hepatocytes HIV Lymphocytes HTLV 1 LymphocytesVaricella-Zoster Virus Fibroblasts (VZV) Human Papilloma Epithelialcells Virus (HPV) Hyperproliferative Various JAK1, Cytokine production,diseases-cancer Autocrine JAK2, JAK/STAT Leukemia Leucocytes cytokines,JAK3 Activation Lymphoma Lymphocytes Intrinsic Multiple Myeloma variousActivation prostate cancer various breast cancer various hodgkinslympohoma various B-cell chronic various lymphocytic leukemia lungcancer various hepatoma various metastatic myeloma various Gliomavarious Myeloproliferative Hematopoietic Interleukin-3 JAK2 JAK/STATactivation Diseases erythropoietin, mutation Polycythemia vera,thrombopoietin primary myelofibrosis, thrombocythemia, essentialthrombocythemia, idiopathic myelofibrosis, chronic myelogenous leukemiaVascular Disease Endothelial cells, IL6, JAK1, JAK/STAT activationHypertension, smooth muscle angiotensin II, JAK2, Hypertrophy, Heartcells including LIF, TNFalpha, TYK2 Failure, Ischemia, pulmonary arteryserotonin, Pulmonary arterial smooth muscle caveolin1 hypertensioncells, cardiac myocytes, fibroblasts, endothelial cells Metabolicdisease Adipocytes, Leptin JAK2 JAK/STAT activation Obesity, metabolicpituitary cells, syndrome neurons, monocytes

The term “immunological and inflammatory disease” refers to animmunological, inflammatory or autoimmune disease, including but notlimited to rheumatoid arthritis, polyarthritis, rheumatoid spondylitis,osteoarthritis, gout, asthma, bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, chronicobstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowldisease, irritable bowl syndrome, mucous colitis, ulcerative colitis,diabrotic colitis, Crohn's disease, autoimmune thyroid disorders,gastritis, esophagitis, hepatitis, pancreatitis, nephritis, psoriasis,eczema, acne vulgaris, dermatitis, hives, multiple sclerosis,Alzheimer's disease, Lou Gehrig's disease, Paget's disease, sepsis,conjunctivitis, neranl catarrh, chronic arthrorheumatism, systemicinflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), polymyositis, dermatomyositis(DM), Polaritis nodoa (PN), mixed connective tissue disorder (MCTD),Sjoegren's syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, achondroplasia, systemic lupuserythematosus, scleroderma, vasculitis, thanatophoric dysplasia, insulinresistance, Type I diabetes and complications from diabetes andmetabolic syndrome.

The term “hyperproliferative diseases” includes cancer andmyeloproliferative disease states such as cellular-proliferative diseasestates, including but not limited to: Cardiac: sarcoma (angiosarcoma,fibrosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, liposarcoma), myxoma, rhabdomyoma,fibroma, lipoma and teratoma; Lung: bronchogenic carcinoma (squamouscell, undifferentiated small cell, undifferentiated large cell,adenocarcinoma), alveolar (bronchiolar) carcinoma, bronchial adenoma,sarcoma, lymphoma, chondromatous hanlartoma, inesothelioma;Gastrointestinal: esophagus (squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma,leiomyosarcoma, lymphoma), stomach (carcinoma, lymphoma,leiomyosarcoma), pancreas (ductal adenocarcinoma, insulinorna,glucagonoma, gastrinoma, carcinoid tumors, vipoma), small bowel(adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, carcinoid tumors, Karposi's sarcoma,leiomyoma, hemangioma, lipoma, neurofibroma, fibroma), large bowel(adenocarcinoma, tubular adenoma, villous adenoma, hamartoma,leiomyoma); Genitourinary tract: kidney (adenocarcinoma, Wilm's tumor[nephroblastoma], lymphoma, leukemia), bladder and urethra (squamouscell carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma), prostrate(adenocarcinoma, sarcoma), testis (seminoma, teratoma, embryonalcarcinoma, teratocarcinoma, choriocarcinoma, sarcoma, interstitial cellcarcinoma, fibroma, fibroadenoma, adenomatoid tumors, lipoma); Liver:hepatoma (hepatocellular carcinoma), cholangiocarcinoma, hepatoblastoma,angiosarcoma, hepatocellular adenoma, hemangioma; Bone: osteogenicsarcoma (osteosarcoma), fibrosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma,chondrosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, malignant lymphoma (reticulum cellsarcoma), multiple myeloma, malignant giant cell tumor chordoma,osteochronfrorna (osteocartilaginous exostoses), benign chondroma,chondroblastoma, chondromyxofibroma, osteoid osteoma and giant celltumors; Nervous system: skull (osteoma, hemangioma, granuloma, xanthoma,osteitis deformians), meninges (meningioma, meningiosarcoma,gliomatosis), brain (astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, glioma, ependymoma,germinoma [pinealoma], glioblastoma multiform, oligodendroglioma,schwannoma, retinoblastoma, congenital tumors), spinal cordneurofibroma, meningioma, glioma, sarcoma); Gynecological: uterus(endometrial carcinoma), cervix (cervical carcinoma, pre-tumor cervicaldysplasia), ovaries (ovarian carcinoma [serous cystadenocarcinoma,mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, unclassified carcinoma], granulosa-thecalcell tumors, SertoliLeydig cell tumors, dysgerminoma, malignantteratoma), vulva (squamous cell carcinoma, intraepithelial carcinoma,adenocarcinoma, fibrosarcoma, melanoma), vagina (clear cell carcinoma,squamous cell carcinoma, botryoid sarcoma (embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma],fallopian tubes (carcinoma); Hematologic: blood (myeloid leukemia [acuteand chronic], acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic lymphocyticleukemia, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome), Hodgkin'sdisease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma [malignant lymphoma]; Skin: malignantmelanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, Karposi'ssarcoma, moles dysplastic nevi, lipoma, angioma, dermatofibroma,keloids, psoriasis; Adrenal glands: neuroblastoma; andMyeloproliferative diseases such as polycythemia vera, primarymyelofibrosis, thrombocythemia, essential thrombocythemia (ET), agnoneicmyeloid metaplasia (AMM), also referred to as idiopathic myelofibrosis(IMF), and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

The term “vascular diseases” refers to diseases including but notlimited to cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, hypertrophy,hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, thrombotic disorders, stroke,Raynaud's phenomenon, POEMS syndrome, angina, ischemia, migraine,peripheral arterial disease, heart failure, restenosis, atherosclerosis,left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, ischemic diseasesof heart, kidney, liver and brain, and pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Preferred diseases for JAK2 selective inhibitors include immunologicaland inflammatory diseases such as auto-immune diseases for exampleatopic dermatitis, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease,psoriasis, Crouzon syndrome, achondroplasia, systemic lupuserythematosus, scleroderma, mixed connective tissue disease, vasculitis,thanatophoric dysplasia and diabetes; hyperproliferative disorders suchas cancer for example prostate cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer,gastric cancer, liver cancer such as hepatoma, lung cancer, head andneck cancer such as glioma, skin cancer such as metastatic melanoma,leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and myeloproliferative diseasessuch as polycythemia vera, myelofibrosis, thrombocythemia, essentialthrombocythemia (ET), agnoneic myeloid metaplasia (AMM), also referredto as idiopathic myelofibrosis (IMF), and chronic myelogenous leukemia(CML); and vascular diseases such as hypertension, hypertrophy, stroke,Raynaud's phenomenon, POEMS syndrome, angina, ischemia, migraine,peripheral arterial disease, heart failure, restenosis, atherosclerosisand pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Preferred diseases for compounds which selectively inhibit both JAK1 andJAK2 are hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer for example prostatecancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer suchas hepatoma, lung cancer, head and neck cancer such as glioma, skincancer such as metastatic melanoma, leukemia, lymphoma and multiplemyeloma.

Preferred diseases for selective inhibitors of JAK3 are immunologicaland inflammatory diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, mixedconnective tissue disease, scleroderma, multiple sclerosis, autoimmuneneuritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, insulin resistance, Type Idiabetes and complications from diabetes, metabolic syndrome, asthma,atopic dermatitis, autoimmune thyroid disorders, ulcerative colitis,Crohn's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and other indications whereimmunosuppression may be desirable such as organ transplants.Furthermore specific inhibitors of JAK3 may find application fortherapeutic treatments for hyperproliferative diseases such as leukaemiaand lymphoma where JAK3 is hyperactivated.

Dosages

The term “therapeutically effective amount” refers to the amount of thecompound of formula I that will elicit the biological or medicalresponse of a tissue, system, animal or human that is being sought bythe researcher, veterinarian, medical doctor or other clinician.

In the treatment or prevention of conditions which require kinaseinhibition an appropriate dosage level will generally be about 0.01 to500 mg per kg patient body weight per day which can be administered insingle or multiple doses. Preferably, the dosage level will be about 0.1to about 250 mg/kg per day; more preferably about 0.5 to about 100 mg/kgper day. A suitable dosage level may be about 0.01 to 250 mg/kg per day,about 0.05 to 100 mg/kg per day, or about 0.1 to 50 mg/kg per day.Within this range the dosage may be 0.05 to 0.5, 0.5 to 5 or 5 to 50mg/kg per day. For oral administration, the compositions are preferablyprovided in the form of tablets containing 1.0 to 1000 milligrams of theactive ingredient, particularly 1.0, 5.0, 10.0, 15.0. 20.0, 25.0, 50.0,75.0, 100.0, 150.0, 200.0, 250.0, 300.0, 400.0, 500.0, 600.0, 750.0,800.0, 900.0, and 1000.0 milligrams of the active ingredient. The dosagemay be selected, for example to any dose within any of these ranges, fortherapeutic efficacy and/or symptomatic adjustment of the dosage to thepatient to be treated. The compounds will preferably be administered ona regimen of 1 to 4 times per day, preferably once or twice per day.

It will be understood that the specific dose level and frequency ofdosage for any particular patient may be varied and will depend upon avariety of factors including the activity of the specific compoundemployed, the metabolic stability and length of action of that compound,the age, body weight, general health, sex, diet, mode and time ofadministration, rate of excretion, drug combination, the severity of theparticular condition, and the host undergoing therapy.

In order to exemplify the nature of the present invention such that itmay be more clearly understood, the following non-limiting examples areprovided.

EXAMPLES Compound Synthesis

The compounds of the invention may be prepared by methods well known tothose skilled in the art, and as described in the synthetic andexperimental procedures shown below for selected compounds.

DEFINITIONS

-   PyBOP benzotriazole-1-yloxytripyrrolidinophosphonium    hexafluorophosphate-   DMF N,N-dimethylformamide-   DMAP 4-Dimethylaminopyridine-   DCM dichloromethane-   NMP 1-methyl-2-pyrorrolidinone-   n-PrOH n-propanol-   ACN acetonitrile-   EDC.HCl 1-ethyl-3-(dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride-   HOBT N-hydroxybenzotriazole-   TEA triethylamine-   DIPEA diisopropylethylamine-   p-TsOH p-toluene sulfonic acid-   HATU O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium    hexafluorophosphate-   Na₂SO₄ sodium sulfate-   THF tetrahydrofuran-   t-BuOK Potassium tert butoxide-   Pd(dppf)Cl₂    1,1′-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II)-   EtOAc Ethyl acetate

Generalised Reaction Schemes

Formation of Thienopyrimidine Core

Methyl-3-amino-2-thiophenecarboxylate (20 g, 127 mmol) and urea (44 g,732 mmol) were heated for 2 h at 200° C. The solids obtained weredissolved in 5% aq. NaOH (500 mL) and the yellow solution filtered. Thebasic solution was acidified to pH 5.5 by dropwise addition of 2M HCland the precipitate collected by filtration to afford the product as acream/white solid (19.7 g, 92%). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 300 MHz):11.28 (br. s,2H), 8.03 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 1H), 6.90 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 1H); LRMS (ESI): m/zcalcd for [M−H]⁻ 166.99 found 167.1.

To a suspension of the uracil (5 g, 29 mmol) in POCl₃ (40 mL) was addeddiisopropylethylamine (13 mL, 74 mmol) and the reaction heated at refluxfor 2 h. The excess POCl₃ and diisopropylethylamine were then removed bydistillation under reduced pressure and the brown solid obtaineddissolved in chloroform and partitioned against water. The aqueous phasewas made basic by the addition of 5M NaOH, and extracted twice furtherwith chloroform. The combined organic fractions were washed with waterand brine, dried (Na₂SO₄) filtered and concentrated to afford theproduct as a pale brown solid (6.05 g, quantitative yield). ¹H NMR(CDCl₃, 300 MHz): 8.16 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H); LRMS(ESI): m/z calcd for [M+H]⁺ 204.94, 206.94 found 205.1, 207.0.

To a solution of the dichloride (11.9 g, 58 mmol) in EtOAc (250 mL) andEtOH (250 mL) was added 10% Pd/C (1.5 g) and NaHCO₃ (11 g, 130 mmol).The reaction was evacuated to a hydrogen atmosphere and stirred at roomtemperature 16 h. Further 10% Pd/C (560 mg) and NaHCO₃ (5.6 g, 66 mmol)were added and hydrogenation continued a further 19 h. The solids wereremoved by filtration through celite, concentration of the filtrate thenafforded the product as an off-white solid (9.51 g, 96%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃,300 MHz): 9.14 (s, 1H), 8.11 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H).

The thiophene (7.9 g, 47 mmol), periodic acid (5.3 g, 23 mmol) and ICl(11.4 g, 70 mmol) were mixed in acetic acid (60 mL) and heated at 80° C.for 2 h. The reaction was then partitioned between water and EtOAc andthe aqueous layer extracted twice further with EtOAc. The combinedorganic fractions were washed with sat. aq. NaHCO₃ and brine, dried(MgSO₄) filtered and concentrated to afford2-chloro-7-iodothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine. Flash chromatography using CHCl₃as eluent afforded 2-chloro7-iodo-thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine as a yellowsolid (5.15 g, 37%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): 9.11 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s,1H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃, 75 MHz): 154.1, 153.9, 140.4, 140.3, 128.9, 80.1;LRMS (EI): m/z calcd for [M]⁺ 295.87, 297.87 found 295.90, 297.90.

To a solution of the thiophene (5 g, 29 mmol) in acetonitrile (50 mL)was added bromine (2.25 mL, 44 mmol) and periodic acid (3.3 g, 14 mmol).The reaction was heated under reflux for 2 hrs, then poured into ethylacetate and partitioned against water and enough aqueous thiosulfate todischarge the bromine colour. The aqueous layer was extracted twicefurther with ethyl acetate and the combined organic fractions werewashed with sat. aq. NaHCO₃ and brine, dried (Na₂SO₄) filtered andconcentrated to afford, 7-bromo-2-chlorothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine, as acream/brown solid (5.46 g, 75%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 300 MHz): δ 9.15 (s,1H), 8.09 (s, 1H); LRMS (ESI): m/z calcd for [M+H]⁺ 248.89, 250.89 found248.9, 250.

Example 1 Synthesis of Compound 21

A mixture of 2-chloro-7-iodothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine (500 mg, 1.69 mmol),3-nitroaniline (280 mg, 2.03 mmol), p-TsOH.H₂O (323 mg, 1.69 mmol) in1,4-dioxane (10 mL) was heated in a microwave at 170° C. for 50 min,after which time a yellow precipitate formed. Water (20 mL) was addedand the solid was collected by centrifugation and decanting off theliquid. The solid was washed with water (2×10 mL) then with ether (3×10mL), and then dried by azeotroping twice with toluene. This providedcompound 21 as a yellow solid (452 mg, 67%).

Example 2 Synthesis of Compound 20

To a mixture of compound 21 (90 mg, 0.226 mmol), phenylboronic acid (33mg, 0.27 mmol) and Pd[PPh₃]₄ (13 mg, 0.0112 mmol) was added toluene(1.65 mL), n-propanol (0.54 mL) followed by 2 M aqueous Na₂CO₃ (0.34 mL,0.68 mmol). The resulting suspension was then heated at 90° C. for 2 h.Thin layer chromatography analysis suggested no reaction had occurred.N,N-Dimethylformamide (1 mL) was then added and the resulting homogenoussolution was heated at 90° C. for a further 4 h. After cooling to roomtemperature, saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ was added and the mixture wasextracted three times with dichloromethane. The combined extracts werewashed twice with water, brine then dried (Na₂SO₄). The solvent wasremoved under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silicagel chromatography with 100% dichloromethane as eluent to affordcompound 20 a bright yellow solid (35 mg, 45%).

Example 3 Synthesis of Compound 1

A mixture of 2-chloro-7-iodothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine (593 mg, 2.0 mmol),4-morpholinoaniline (500 mg, 2.8 mmol) and N,N′-diisopropylethylamine(0.87 mL, 5.0 mmol) in NMP (13 mL) was heated in a microwave at 240° C.for 25 minutes. Water was added and the mixture was extracted threetimes with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed with 2%aqueous citric acid, water, brine and dried (Na₂SO₄). The solvent wasremoved under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silicagel chromatography with 15-30% ethyl acetate/dichloromethane as eluentto provide compound 1 as a bright yellow solid (618 mg, 70%).

Example 4 Synthesis of Compound 2

To a mixture of compound 1 (198 mg, 0.45 mmol), 4-aminophenyl boronicester (118 mg, 0.54 mmol) and Pd[PPh₃]₄ (26 mg, 0.022 mmol) was addedtoluene (3.3 mL) and n-propanol (1.1 mL) followed by 2 M aqueous Na₂CO₃(0.675 mL, 1.35 mmol). The mixture was then heated at 90° C. for 18 h.After cooling to room temperature, water was added and the mixture wasextracted three times with chloroform. The combined extracts were washedtwice with brine then dried (Na₂SO₄). The solvent was removed underreduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gelchromatography with 30-50% ethyl acetate/dichloromethane as eluent toafford compound 2 as a bright yellow solid (125 mg, 69%).

Example 5 Synthesis of Compound 3

To a suspension of compound 2 (95 mg, 0.235 mmol) in dichloromethane (2mL) at room temperature was added triethylamine (100 μL, 0.717 mmol)followed by acrylic acid (32 μL, 0.467 mmol).1-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC.HCl)(68 mg, 0.35 mmol) was added followed by 4-dimethylaminopyridine (3 mg)and the mixture was stirred for 16 h. More EDC.HCl (22 mg, 0.115 mmol)was added followed by N,N-dimethylformamide (0.5 mL) and stirring wascontinued for a further 24 h. The mixture was partitioned between water(50 mL) and dichloromethane (100 mL), with much precipitate forming inthe aqueous layer. The organic layer was decanted off, the aqueous phasewas filtered and the resulting solid was washed with water (2×5 mL),then with ethyl acetate (15 mL) to give compound 3 as a yellow solid (34mg, 32%). The organic phase was concentrated to give additional lowpurity product (134 mg).

Example 6 Synthesis of Compound 26

To a solution of compound 21 (398 mg, 1.0 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) andNMP (10 mL) was added concentrated HCl (1.6 mL) followed by SnCl₂.2H₂O(1.13 g, 5.0 mmol). The resulting yellow suspension was then heated at65° C. for 1.25 h, after which time a red homogeneous solution resulted.The mixture was cooled to room temperature, water and ethyl acetate wereadded and the aqueous layer was adjusted to pH 10 with 28% aqueousammonia. The layers were separated and the aqueous phase was extractedtwice more with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed twicewith water, brine then dried (Na₂SO₄). The solvent was removed underreduced pressure to give compound 26 as an orange/brown solid (382 mg,104%), containing a trace amount of NMP.

Example 7 Synthesis of Compound 22

To a mixture of compound 26 (60 mg, assumed 0.126 mmol),2-ethylbenzeneboronic acid (23 mg, 0.153 mmol) and Pd[PPh₃]₄ (7.3 mg,0.0063 mmol) was added toluene (0.9 mL) and n-propanol (0.3 mL) followedby 2 M aqueous Na₂CO₃ (0.19 mL, 0.38 mmol). The mixture was then heatedat 90° C. for 30 h. After cooling to room temperature, saturated aqueousNaHCO₃ was added and the mixture was extracted three times with ethylacetate. The combined extracts were washed with water, brine then dried(Na₂SO₄). The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residuewas purified by silica gel chromatography with 40% ethylacetate/petroleum ether as eluent to afford compound 22 as a yellow foam(38 mg, 86%).

Example 8 Synthesis of Compound 4

To a mixture of compound 1 (400 mg, 0.91 mmol), 3-aminophenylboronicacid (150 mg, 1.1 mmol) and Pd[PPh₃]₄ (53 mg, 0.046 mmol) was addedtoluene (6.7 mL) and n-propanol (2.3 mL) followed by 2 M aqueous Na₂CO₃(1.37 mL, 2.74 mmol). The mixture was then heated at 90° C. for 20 h.After cooling to room temperature, saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ was addedand the mixture was extracted five times with chloroform. The combinedextracts were washed with brine then dried (Na₂SO₄). The solvent wasremoved under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silicagel chromatography with 30-60% ethyl acetate/dichloromethane as eluentto afford compound 4 as a bright yellow solid (168 mg, 46%).

Example 9 Synthesis of Compound 5

To a solution of compound 4 (77 mg, 0.19 mmol), acrylic acid (16 μL,0.233 mmol) and HATU (72 mg, 0.19 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (2 mL)at 0° C. was added N,N′-diisopropylethylamine (67 μL, 0.38 mmol). Themixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2.5 h, then allowed to warm to roomtemperature and stirring was continued for a further 16 h. Saturatedaqueous NaHCO₃ (20 mL) was added and the mixture was extracted threetimes with dichloromethane. The combined extracts were washed withwater, brine and dried (Na₂SO₄). The solvent was then removed underreduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gelchromatography with 50% ethyl acetate/dichloromethane as eluent toafford compound 5 as a yellow solid (36 mg, 41%).

Example 10 Synthesis of Compound 11

To a solution of compound 1 (100 mg, 0.228 mmol) and4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide (97mg, 0.343 mmol) in DMF (3 mL) and 2M aq. Na₂CO₃ (350 μL) was addedPd[PPh₃]₄ (26 mg, 0.22 mmol). The reaction vessel was sealed and heatedat 100° C. for 15 h, then cooled, diluted with water (˜20 mL) and thesolids collected by filtration. The crude product was dissolved in hotmethanol/DMF, filtered, then crystallized from methanol/DMF and water toprovide compound 11 as a grey/green solid (77.5 mg, 78%).

Compounds 29 and 30 were prepared following the procedures reportedabove.

Example 11 Synthesis of Compound 8

To a solution of compound 1 (150 mg, 0.34 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) andtriethylamine (143 μL, 1.03 mmol) was added Pd(dppf)Cl₂ (30 mg, 0.03mmol). The reaction was evacuated to a carbon monoxide atmosphere andheated under reflux for 16 h. The reaction was cooled and the solventremoved in vaccuo to afford the crude material. Purification by flashchromatography using 30-70% EtOAc/DCM as eluent afforded compound 1 (61mg, 40%) as well as compound 8 which was obtained as a yellow solid (51mg, 68% based on recovered compound 1).

Example 12 Synthesis of Compound 17

To a solution of compound 8 (40 mg, 0.1 mmol) in THF (3 mL) and methonal(1 mL) was added water (1 mL) and lithium hydroxide (8 mg, 0.3 mmol).The reaction was stirred at rt 17 h, then ˜5 mL of 5% aq. citric acidadded and the methanol and THF removed. The precipitate that formed wascollected by filtration and washed with water to afford the acid as ayellow solid (37.5 mg, 98%). To a suspension of the acid (37 mg, 0.1mmol) in DCM (2 mL) and DMF (1 mL) was added triethylamine (72 μL, 0.52mmol) and HATU (59 mg, 0.16 mmol). The reaction was sonicated for oneminute then aminoacetonitrile hydrochloride (19.3 mg, 0.2 mmol) WASadded and the reaction allowed to stir at room temperature 16 h. Thereaction was diluted with EtOAc and saturated aq. NaHCO₃, the layerspartitioned and the aqueous layer extracted twice further with EtOAc.The combined aqueous fractions were washed with water and brine, dried(Na₂SO₄) filtered and evaporated to afford compound 17 as a yellow solid(35 mg, 86%).

Example 13 Synthesis of Compound 7

To a solution of 2-chlorothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine (150 mg, 0.87 mmol) and4-morpholinoaniline (188 mg, 1.05 mmol) in NMP (5 mL) was addeddiisopropylethylamine (337 μL, 1.93 mmol). The reaction was heated at250° C. in a microwave reactor for 20 min, then diluted with EtOAc and5% aq. citric acid. The aqueous layer was extracted twice further withEtOAc and the combined organic fractions washed with sat. aq. NaHCO₃,dried (Na₂SO₄) filtered and concentrated to afford the crude product.Purification by silica gel chromatography using 30-70% EtOAc/DCM aseluent then afforded the product as an orange gum. Trituration withEtOAc three times and collection of the fine solid afforded compound 7as a dark yellow solid (26 mg, 10%).

Example 14 Synthesis of Compound 16

To a solution of 2-cyanoacetic acid (14 mg, 0.17 mmol) and triethylamine(46 μL, 0.33 mmol) in DCM (3 mL) was added HATU (46 mg, 0.12 mmol) andthe mixture sonicated for one minute. The solution of activated acid wasthen added to compound 4 (45 mg, 0.11 mmol), washing with DCM (2×1 mL)and the reaction was stirred for 16 hrs at room temperature. Thereaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc and sat. aq. NaHCO₃ and theaqueous layer extracted twice further with EtOAc. The combine organicfractions were washed with water and brine dried (Na₂SO₄), filtered andconcentrated. The glassy solid obtained was sonicated with 1:1DCM:diethyl ether and the powder obtained washed twice further withdiethyl ether to afford compound 16 as a yellow/green solid (33.1 mg,63%).

Example 15 Synthesis of Compound 25

To a solution of compound 1 (123 mg, 0.28 mmol) and3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-N-(tert-butyl)benzenesulfonamide(143 mg, 0.42 mmol) in toluene (3 mL) were added n-propanol (1 mL), 2Maq. NaHCO₃ (420 μL) and Pd[PPh₃]₄ (32 mg, 0.03 mmol). The reaction washeated at 90° C. for 9 h, then partitioned between EtOAc and water. Theaqueous layer was extracted twice further with EtOAc and the combinedorganic fractions washed with brine, dried (Na₂SO₄) filtered andconcentrated. Silica gel chromatography using 50-100% EtOAc/PetroleumSpirit as eluent then provided compound 25 as a pale yellow solid (100mg, 68%).

Preparation of 2-chloro-7-iodo-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine

The procedure was adapted from that reported in J. Med. Chem. 1976, 19,1072. 6-Methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (7.0 g, 55.56 mmol) was addedto concentrated sulfuric acid (26 mL) cooled in ice at such a rate thatthe internal temperature did not exceed 40°. To this mixture fumingnitric acid (5.2 mL) was added dropwise whilst maintaining thetemperature below 15°. The cooling bath was removed and the mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 30 min then dumped into 100 ml ofcrushed ice. After stirring for 10 min the solid was collected andwashed with cold water then dried in vacuo over phosphorus pentoxide. Ayellow-green solid of 6-methyl-5-nitropyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione wasobtained (7.92 g, 83%).

The procedure was adapted from that reported J. Org. Chem. 1978, 43,2536. Dimethylfomamide-dimethyl acetal (4 mL, 30.05 mmol) was added to awarmed) (80° suspension of 6-methyl-5-nitropyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione(3 g, 17.54 mmol) in dimethylformamide (10 ml). The resultant mixturewas heated to 140° for 30 min then allowed to cool to room temperature.The solid was collected by filtration and washed with ethyl acetate thendried in vacuo to afford6-[(e)-2-(dimethylamino)vinyl]-5-nitropyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (2.62g, 66%).

A suspension of6-[(e)-2-(dimethylamino)vinyl]-5-nitropyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (1.43g, 6.36 mmol) in acetic acid (23 mL) was heated to 80° then zinc dust (2g, 30.77 mmol) was added slowly over 1 h. The resulting suspension washeated for a further 1 h then allowed to cool to room temperature. Thesolid was collected by filtration then washed with acetic acid. Thesolid was transferred to a beaker and washed with water (25 mL),collected then dissolved in sodium hydroxide (5%, 10 mL). This solutionwas warmed to 70° and stirred for 30 min. Acetic acid was added until pH5-6 then the precipitate collected and washed with cold water thenethanol. The resultant solid was dried in vacuo to furnish1H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(3H,5H)-dione (0.62 g, 65%).

A suspension of 1H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(3H,5H)-dione (0.38 g,2.52 mmol) in phosphorus oxychloride (30 mL) was heated to 120° for 6 hduring which the mixture became clear and homogeneous. The mixture wasallowed to cool to room temperature and the excess phosphorusoxychloride was removed in vacuo. The residue was cooled in ice, coldammonium hydroxide (30 mL, pH=8) was added and the mixture stirred for30 min. The precipitate was collected and washed with cold water. Thesolid was dried in vacuo to afford2,4-dichloro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine (0.33 g, 70%).

To a solution of 2,4-dichloro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine (6.6 g, 35.3mmol) in ethanol (200 mL) was added sodium hydrogen carbonate (2.96 g)and Palladium on carbon (10%, 0.66 g). The mixture was stirred under anatmosphere of hydrogen at room temperature for 3 h. The mixture wasfiltered then filtrate absorbed onto silica gel. Flash chromatography,eluting with chloroform/methanol 4/1, afforded2-chloro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine (3.3 g, 61%). Also recovered fromthe column was 5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine (1.5 g)

To a suspension of 2-chloro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine (3.55 g, 23.2mmol) in water (200 ml) was added sodium bicarbonate (19.2 g) A solutionof potassium iodide (16.41 g, 98.9 mmol) and iodine (5.78 g, 22.8 mmol)in water (25 ml) was added dropwise then allowed to stir at roomtemperature for 1 h. The mixture was diluted with brine and extractedwith ethyl acetate. The extracts were dried filtered and evaporated. Theresidue was purified by flash chromatography, eluting withchloroform/methanol 25/1 to 20/1, to afford2-chloro-7-iodo-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine (5.33 g, 83%). ¹H NMR (DMSO,300 MHz): 12.50 (s, 1H), 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.20 (s, 1H); ¹³C NMR (DMSO, 75MHz): 143.2, 143.0, 139.7, 139.5, 126.5, 56.2; LRMS (EI): m/z calcd for[M]⁺ 278.91, 280.91 found 278.95, 280.95.

Example 16 Synthesis of Compound 33 Step 1. Preparation of2-chloro-7-iodo-5-methyl-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine

To a suspension of 2-chloro-7-iodo-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine (1 g,3.57 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and NaOH (0.430 mg, 10.73 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in DCM (28ml) was added iodomethane (0.66 g, 4.6 mmol, 1.3 eq.) andtetrabutylammonium bromide (0.116 g, 0.36 mmol, 0.1 eq.). The reactionmixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Water was poured inand the aqueous layer extracted with ethyl acetate (2 times). Thecombined organic layers were then dried over Na₂SO₄. After filtrationand evaporation the yellow residue was triturated with a mixture ofethyl acetate/petroleum spirit (1:2) to give the product as a whitesolid (0.73 g, 70%). ¹H NMR (DMSO, 300 MHz): 8.99 (s, 1H), 8.17 (s, 1H),3.94 (s, 3H); LRMS (EI): m/z calcd for [M+H]⁺ 293.93 found 294.1.

Step 2. Preparation ofN-[3-(2-chloro-5-methyl-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl]methanesulfonamide

To a solution of 2-chloro-7-iodo-5-methyl-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine(0.140 g, 0.48 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (6 ml) was added3-methanesulfonylaminophenylboronic acid (0.124 g, 0.576 mmol, 1.2 eq.)followed by aqueous Na₂CO₃ (2M, 0.7 ml, 1.44 mmol, 3.0 eq.). A flow ofnitrogen was bubbled through the mixture during 15 to 20 min beforeadding Pd[PPh₃]₄ (0.055 g, 0.048 mmol, 0.1 eq.). The mixture was thenheated up to 100° C. overnight. After cooling down the reaction mixtureto room temperature a large amount of water (around 60 ml) was added andthe mixture extracted with ethyl acetate (3 times). After evaporationthe residue was purified by column chromatography using petroleumspirit/ethyl acetate (1:4) as eluent. The product was obtained as a paleyellow solid (110 mg, 68%). LRMS (EI): m/z calcd for [M+H]⁺ 337.05 found337.2.

Step 3. Preparation of Compound 33

The compoundN-[3-(2-chloro-5-methyl-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl]-methanesulfonamide(100 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was dissolved in NMP (1.2 ml). To thesolution 4-morpholinoaniline (74 mg, 0.48 mmol, 1.4 eq.) was addedfollowed by N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.132 ml, 0.75 mmol, 2.5 eq.).The mixture was heated in a microwave reactor at 240° C. for 35 min. Analiquot was then taken and analysed by LCMS. LCMS analysis showed littlereaction so the mixture was then heated further at 240° C. over 5 h. Tothe black resulting mixture was then added a large amount of water. Theaqueous suspension was then extracted several times with ethyl acetate.The organic layers were evaporated to give a black residue. Flashchromatography (9:1 ethyl acetate/petroleum spirit) afforded a whitesolid which was triturated with diethyl ether to afford compound 33 (3.4mg, 2%).

Compound 34 was prepared using the procedures reported above.

Example 17 Synthesis of Compound 12

To a solution of Compound 1 (100 mg, 0.228 mmol) and3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-N,N-dimethylbenzenesulfonamide(106 mg, 0.34 mmol) in DMF (3 mL) were added 2M aq. NaHCO₃ (350 μL) andPd[PPh₃]₄ (26 mg, 0.02 mmol). The reaction was heated at 100° C. for 15h, allowed to cool, and then diluted with water (20 mL). The resultantprecipitate was collected by filtration and air-dried. The crude productwas re-dissolved in hot methanol/DMF, filtered hot, and then sufficientwater was added to cause the solution to become cloudy. After cooling toroom temperature and then further in an ice-bath, the solid wascollected by filtration, washed with water and air-dried, followed byfurther drying under reduced pressure. This provided Compound 12 as ayellow/brown solid (65 mg, 57%).

Example 18 Synthesis of Compound 14

To a solution of Compound 1 (100 mg, 0.228 mmol) andN-4-methanesulfonamide phenylboronic acid (74 mg, 0.34 mmol) in DMF (3mL) were added 2M aq. NaHCO₃ (350 μL) and Pd[PPh₃]₄ (26 mg, 0.02 mmol).The reaction was heated at 100° C. for 15 h, allowed to cool, and thendiluted with water (20 mL). The resultant precipitate was collected byfiltration and air-dried. The crude product was re-dissolved in hotmethanol/DMF, filtered hot, and then sufficient water was added to causethe solution to become cloudy. After cooling to room temperature andthen further in an ice-bath, the solid was collected by filtration,washed with water and air-dried, followed by further drying underreduced pressure. This provided Compound 14 as a yellow/green solid (66mg, 60%).

Example 19 Synthesis of Compound 15

To a solution of Compound 1 (100 mg, 0.228 mmol) and2-Methoxy-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenol (86 mg,0.34 mmol) in DMF (3 mL) were added 2M aq. NaHCO₃ (350 μL) and Pd[PPh₃]₄(26 mg, 0.02 mmol). The reaction was heated at 100° C. for 15 h, allowedto cool, and then diluted with water (20 mL). The resultant precipitatewas collected by filtration and air-dried. The crude product wasre-dissolved in hot methanol/DMF, filtered hot, and then sufficientwater was added to cause the solution to become cloudy. After cooling toroom temperature and then further in an ice-bath, the solid wascollected by filtration, washed with water and air-dried, followed byfurther drying under reduced pressure. This provided Compound 15 as abrown solid (54 mg, 55%).

Example 20 Synthesis of Compound 19

To a solution of Compound 1 (100 mg, 0.228 mmol) and1-ethyl-3-(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)urea(128 mg, 0.34 mmol) in DMF (3 mL) were added 2M aq. NaHCO₃ (350 μL) andPd[PPh₃]₄ (26 mg, 0.02 mmol). The reaction was heated at 100° C. for 15h, allowed to cool, and then diluted with water (20 mL). The resultantprecipitate was collected by filtration and air-dried. The crude productwas re-dissolved in hot methanol/DMF, filtered hot, and then sufficientwater was added to cause the solution to become cloudy. After cooling toroom temperature and then further in an ice-bath, the solid wascollected by filtration, washed with water and air-dried, followed byfurther drying under reduced pressure. This provided Compound 19 as ayellow solid (45 mg, 41%).

Example 21 Synthesis of Compound 28

To a suspension of compound 19 (40 mg, 0.072 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (1 mL)in a microwave tube was added 2M aq. NaOH (200 μL). The mixture wasprocessed in a microwave reactor (power=300 W, temp=180° C.) for 30minutes. The reaction mixture was poured onto water and extracted withDCM (4×). The combined organic phase was dried (MgSO₄) and concentratedin vacuo. The crude product was purified by column chromatography onsilica to provide compound 28 as a light brown solid (18 mg, 51%).

Example 22 Synthesis of Compound 31

To a solution of compound 18 (0.11 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) was added Cs₂CO₃(80 mg, 0.25 mmol) followed by bromoacetonitrile (15 μL, 0.22 mmol) atroom temperature. The mixture was stirred for 15 hours, then poured ontowater, saturated with sodium chloride and extracted with THF (3×). Thecombined extracts was dried (MgSO₄) and concentrated in vacuo. The crudeproduct was partially dissolved in ether and then diluted with twovolumes of petroleum ether. The solid was collected by filtration anddried. This provided compound 31 as a brown solid (15 mg, 26%)

Compound 32 was prepared using the procedures reported above.

Example 23 Synthesis of Compound 9

A solution of 2-chloro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine (100 mg, 0.65 mmol),p-morpholino-aniline and p-TsOH.H₂O (150 mg, 0.78 mmol) in dioxane washeated under reflux for 3 days. The dioxane was removed in vacuo andethyl acetate added. The solution was washed with saturated sodiumbicarbonate then with 2% aqueous citric acid. The resultant solid waspurified by flash chromatography (4:1 ethyl acetate/petroleum spirit) toafford compound 9 (10 mg, 5%).

Example 24 Synthesis of Compound 61

To a solution of 7-bromo-2-chlorothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine (1.18 g, 4.7mmol) and 4-(2-pyrrolidin-1-ylethoxy)aniline (1.27 g, 6.15 mmol) in THF(15 mL) was added potassium t-butoxide (637 mg, 5.68 mmol). The reactionwas heated at reflux 65 hrs, then cooled and poured into ethylacetate/water. The aqueous layer was extracted twice further with ethylacetate and the combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried(Na₂SO₄) filtered and concentrated to afford a brown/orange gum. Silicagel chromatography using 5% methanol, 0.5% aqueous ammonia in ethylacetate as an eluent afforded compound 61 as a yellow/orange oil whichsolidified on standing (459 mg, 23%).

Example 25 Synthesis of Compound 71

To a solution of compound 61 (100 mg, 0.24 mmol) andN-tert-butyl-3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide(200 mg, 0.61 mmol) in toluene (3 mL), n-propanol (0.5 mL) and aqueoussodium carbonate (2M, 1 mL, 0.2 mmol) was added Pd[PPh₃]₄ (55 mg, 0.05mmol). The reaction was heated at 95° C. for 18 hrs then partitionedbetween ethyl acetate and water. The aqueous layer was further extractedwith ethyl acetate, then washed with water and brine, dried (Na₂SO₄)filtered and concentrated to afford the crude product. Purification byflash chromatography using 0-100% 89:10:1dichloromethane:methanol:aqueous ammonia provided compound 71 as aglassy orange solid (32.4 mg, 25%).

Example 26 Synthesis of Compound 39

To a solution of compound 1 (100 mg, 0.23 mmol) and 2-isopropylaniline(48 uL, 0.34 mmol) in toluene (3 mL) was added sodium t-butoxide (44 mg,0.45 mmol), tris[dibenzylideneacetone]dipalladium(0) (5.2 mg, 0.005mmol) and 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-9,9-dimethylxanthene (7.1 mg, 0.013mmol). The reaction was heated under reflux for 3 hrs, then cooled andpartitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The aqueous layer wasextracted with ethyl acetate and the combined organics were washed withbrine, dried (Na₂SO₄) filtered and concentrated to afford the crudeproduct. Purification by silica gel chromatography using 0-50% ethylacetate/petroleum spirits as eluent afforded compound 39 as a yellowsolid (24.4 mg, 24%).

Example 27 Synthesis of Compound 49

An aliquot (0.35 ml) of a solution of 4-nitrosulfenyl chloride intoluene (50 mg/ml, 0.18 mmol) was added to a solution of compound 7 (50mg, 0.17 mmol) in acetonitrile (3 ml). The mixture was allowed to stirfor 4.5 hrs at room temperature and the resultant precipitate wascollected. The filtrate was evaporated and added to the precipitate. Thecombined material (56 mg) was purified by flash chromatography (12 mg)followed by preparative HPLC to afford compound 49 (2.5 mg, 3%).

Example 28 Synthesis of Compound 101 Step 1: Preparation of2-chloro-7-phenylthieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine

A mixture of 7-bromo-2-chlorothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine (1.0 g, 4.0 mmol),phenyl boronic acid (0.6 g, 4.9 mmol), Pd[PPh₃]₄ (0.47 g, 0.4 mmol) andaqueous sodium carbonate (2M, 4.5 mL, 9.0 mmol) in toluene (25mL)/isopropanol (8 mL) was heated under reflux overnight. The mixturewas allowed to cool to room temperature, was diluted with ethyl acetatethen washed with 10% aqueous sodium bicarbonate, dried (Na₂SO₄) filteredand concentrated. The resultant solid was sonicated in diethyl ether(2×70 mL) and the combined ether washes were evaporated to afford thecrude product (1.4 g), still containing starting material and OPPh₃.

Step 2: Preparation of Compound 101

A mixture of crude 2-chloro-7-phenylthieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine from above(0.30 g, ˜1.2 mmol), 3,4-dimethoxyaniline (0.18 g, 1.2 mmol) andpotassium t-butoxide (0.26 g, 2.3 mmol) in THF (10 ml) was heated underreflux for 35 hrs. The mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature,HCl (4M, 0.5 mL) was added then the THF removed in vacuo. Ethyl acetateand water were added followed by more HCl (10 mL). The organic phase wasremoved, dried (Na₂SO₄) filtered and concentrated. The resultantmaterial (0.30 mg) was purified by flash chromatography (0.13 g)followed by C18 chromatography to afford compound 101 (24 mg, 5%) andcompound 100 (34 mg).

Compound Analysis

¹H NMR data was acquired on a Bruker 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer. LC MSdata was acquired on a Waters LC MS system operating under Masslynxsoftware control and consisting of 2695Xe HPLC, 2996 PDA detector and ZQsingle quadrupole mass spectrometer over a m/z range of 100-650 withcone voltage of 30 V, with nitrogen desolvation gas (500 L/h) and conegas (100 L/h), source temperature set to 120° C. and desolvationtemperature set to 140° C. The HPLC conditions were one of thefollowing:

(a) Column: XTerra MS C₁₈, 3.5 micron, 2.1×50 mmFlow rate: 0.25 mL/min

Solvent Gradient:

Time % MilliQ water % ACN Curve 0 90 10 1 5 0 100 6 6 0 100 6 7 90 10 610 90 10 6(b) Column: XTerra MS C₁₈, 3.5 micron, 2.1×50 mmFlow rate: 0.25 mL/min

Solvent Gradient:

Time % MilliQ water % ACN 0.5% formic acid_((aq)) Curve 0 90 0 10 1 0.590 0 10 6 5.5 0 90 10 6 7.5 0 90 10 6 8.5 90 0 10 6 11.5 90 0 10 6

Example 29 Enzyme Screening Compound Dilution

For screening purposes, compounds (in 100% DMSO) were warmed at 37degrees for at least 20 minutes before use. A 20 μm stock was initiallymade in assay buffer, where the final concentration of DMSO was 0.3%.The stocks were then diluted in 384 well Optiplates (Packard) where thefinal concentration of the compound was 5 μM.

JAK Tyrosine Kinase Domain Production

JAK kinase domains were produced using the following procedures:

JAK1

The kinase domain of human JAK1 was amplified from U937mRNA using thepolymerase chain reaction with the following primers:

XHOI-J1 [SEQ. ID. NO. 5] 5′-CCG CTC GAG ACT GAA GTG GAC CCC ACA CAT-3′J1-KPNI [SEQ. ID. NO. 6] 5′-CGG GGT ACC TTA TTT TAA AAG TGC TTC AAA-3′

The JAK1 PCR products were cloned into the pDest20 destination vector(Gibco). The JAK1 plasmid was then transformed into competent DH10Baccells (Gibco), and the recombinant baculovirus was prepared via Sf9insect cell transfection.

JAK2

The kinase domain of human JAK2 was amplified from U937mRNA using thepolymerase chain reaction with the following primers:

SALI-jk2 [SEQ. ID. NO. 7]5′-ACG CGT CGA CGG TGC CTT TGA AGA CCG GGA T-3′ jk2-NOTI[SEQ. ID. NO. 8] 5′-ATA GTT TAG CGG CCG CTC AGA ATG AAG GTC ATT T-3′

The JAK2 PCR products were cloned into the pDest20 destination vector(Gibco). The JAK2 plasmid was then transformed into competent DH10Baccells (Gibco), and the recombinant baculovirus was prepared via Sf9insect cell transfection.

JAK3

The kinase domain of human JAK3 was amplified from U937mRNA using thepolymerase chain reaction with the following primers:

XHOI-J3 [SEQ. ID. NO. 9] 5′-CCG CTC GAG TAT GCC TGC CAA GAC CCC ACG-3′J3-KPNI [SEQ. ID. NO. 10] 5′-CGG GGT ACC CTA TGA AAA GGA CAG GGA GTG-3′

The JAK3 PCR products were cloned into the pDest20 destinationexpression vector (Gibco). The JAK3 plasmid was then transformed intocompetent DH10Bac cells (Gibco), and the recombinant baculovirus wasprepared via Sf9 insect cell transfection.

Large Scale Production of Kinase Domains

Baculovirus preparations from each of the JAK family members wereinfected into one litre of Sf9 (Spodoptera frugiperda) cells(Invitrogen) grown in SF900II serum free medium (Invitrogen) to a celldensity of approximately 2×10⁶ cells/ml. Cells were infected with virusat a cell culture to virus stock ratio of 20:1. Cells were harvested andlysed 48 hours post infection. The GST-tagged JAK kinase domains werepurified by affinity chromatography on a GSH agarose column(Scientifix).

Assay Protocols

Kinase assays were performed in 384 well Optiplates (Packard) using anAlphascreen Protein Tyrosine KinaseP100 detection kit The compounds werepre-incubated with affinity purified PTK domain in the presence ofphosphotyrosine assay buffer (10 mM HEPES, pH 7.5, 100 mM MgCl₂, 25 mMNaCl, 200 mM sodium vanadate and 0.1% Tween 20) for 20 minutes. Thecompounds were then incubated with substrate in the presence of either80 or 625 um ATP for 60 or 90 minutes. The substrate used was eithersubstrate-1 with the sequence biotin-EGPWLEEEEEAYGWMDF-NH₂ [SEQ. ID. NO.13] (final concentration 111 μM) or substrate-2 substrate with thesequence biotin-EQEDEPEGDYFEWLEPE (final concentration 133 μM).Alphascreen phosphotyrosine acceptor beads followed by streptavidindonor beads at a concentration of 1/100 in stop buffer were added toeach well under subdued light and incubated for 2-3 hours. TheAlphascreen plates were read on a Packard Fusion Alpha instrument.

Results

The enzyme assay results and structural data for selected compounds isgiven below in Table 1, where +++ is <100 nM, ++ is <500 nM and + is <1μM

Example 30 Cellular Screening Compound Dilution

For screening purposes, compounds were diluted in 96 well plates at aconcentration of 20 μM. Plates were warmed at 37° C. for 30 minutesbefore the assay was performed.

Establishment of the TEL:JAK2 Cell Line

The coding region encompassing nucleotides 1-487 of TEL was amplified byPCR using the oligonucleotides 5TEL (5′-GGA GGA TCC TGA TCT CTC TCG CTGTGA GAC-3′) [SEQ ID NO 14] and 3TEL (5′-AGGC GTC GAC TTC TTC TTC ATG GTTCTG-3′) [SEQ ID NO 15] and U937 mRNA as a template. A BamHI restrictionsite was incorporated into the 5TEL primer, and a Sal I restriction sitewas incorporated into the 3TEL primer. The regions encompassing thekinase domain of JAK2 (nucleotides 2994-3914; JAK2F 5′-ACGC GTC GAC GGTGCC TTT GAA GAC CGG GAT-3′ [SEQ ID NO 16]; JAK2R 5′-ATA GTT TAG CGG CCGCTC AGA ATG AAG GTC ATT T-3′) [SEQ ID NO 17] and JAK3 (nucleotides2520-3469; JAK3F 5′-GAA GTC GAC TAT GCC TGC CAA GAC CCC ACG ATC TT-3′)[SEQ ID NO 18] were generated by PCR using Taq DNA polymerase(Gibco/BRL) and U937 mRNA as a template. A Sal I restriction site wasincorporated into the forward primer of JAK2 and JAK3, a Not I site wasincorporated into the JAK2 reverse primer and a Xba I site was added tothe reverse primer of JAK3.

A TEL/Jak2 fusion was generated by digestion of the TELPCR product withBamH I/Sal I restriction enzymes, digestion of the JAK2 PCR product withSal I/Not I restriction enzymes, followed by ligation and subcloning ofthe ligation product into the mammalian expression Vector pTRE 2(Clontech), which was prepared by digestion with BamH I-Not Irestriction enzymes, to give the TEL/Jak2 fusion plasmid pTELJAK2.

The TEL/Jak3 fusion was prepared by ligation of the JAK3 Sal I/Not Icleaved kinase domain PCR product with the BamH I/Sal I restrictiondigested TEL product, followed by ligation of the ligation product intothe BamH I/Not I digested pTRE2, to give the TEL/Jak3 fusion plasmidpTELJAK3.

The growth factor dependant myelomonocytic cell line BaF3 bearing thepTET-off plasmid (Clontech) was transfected with either pTELJAK2 orpTELJAK3, and the transfected cells were selected for growth-factorindependent cell growth. The BaF3 wild-type cells were cultured in DMEMcontaining 10% FCS, 10% WEHI 3B conditioned medium. The BaF3 TELJAKcells (BafT_J2 or BafT_J2) were cultured in DMEM 10% Tet-System ApprovedFBS (without WEHI 3B conditioned medium).

Cellular Assays were Performed as Follows:

Cell suspensions were prepared by harvesting cells from culture. (thecells used in this test were in late log phase growth with highviability.) Cells were diluted in the appropriate growth medium, asdescribed above, to 1.1× final concentration (from 50,000 cell/mL to200,000 cell/mL, depending on cell line).

Compounds to be tested were added (10 μL, 10× final concentration) to aflat bottomed 96-well plate. The cellular suspension (90 μL per well)was then added, and the plate incubated for 40 hr at 37° C., 5% CO₂.Alamar Blue 10 μL per well was added and the plates returned to theincubator for a further 4-6 hours. The plates were then read at 544 nm.

Results

Result are given in Table 1 where +++ is <1 μM, ++ is <5 μM and + is <20μM

TABLE 1 (NT = Not Tested) JAK1 JAK2 JAK3 BafT_J2 BAF3wt BafT_J3 CTLL2IC₅₀_nM IC₅₀_nM IC₅₀_nM IC₅₀_nM IC₅₀_nM IC₅₀_nM IC₅₀_nM 2 NT +++ +++ ++++++ +++ +++ 3 NT +++ +++ ++ ++ +++ +++ 4 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 5 NT+++ +++ ++ +++ +++ +++ 10 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 11 +++ +++ +++ +++++ ++ +++ 13 ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++ ++ 14 +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 15+++ +++ +++ +++ >20000 >20000 >20000 16 +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 18+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 22 NT +++ +++ +++ ++ ++ +++ 29 NT +++ ++++++ +++ +++ +++ 30 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++ 31 +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++++++ 32 NT +++ +++ +++ ++ +++ +++ 34 +++ +++ ++ +++ + >20000 >20000 35 NT+++ + ++ ++ + ++ 37 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 44 NT +++ +++ +++ ++ ++++ 45 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 47 +++ +++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ 48 +++ +++ +++++ +++ +++ +++ 50 +++ +++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 52 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ ++++++ 53 +++ +++ ++ +++ +++ +++ ++ 55 NT +++ +++ ++ ++ ++ ++ 56 NT +++ +++++ ++ ++ ++ 58 NT +++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 62 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++63 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 65 NT +++ +++ +++ ++ +++ ++ 68 NT +++ +++++ +++ +++ ++ 70 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++ 71 NT +++ +++ +++ ++ +++ ++72 NT +++ +++ +++ ++ +++ +++ 73 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++ 74 NT +++ +++++ ++ ++ ++ 76 NT +++ +++ ++ +++ +++ +++ 79 NT +++ +++ +++ ++ ++ +++ 81NT +++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 83 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 84 NT +++ ++ ++++++ +++ +++ 85 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 87 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++88 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 89 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 90 NT ++++++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 91 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 92 NT +++ ++ ++ +++ +++++ 93 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 94 NT +++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 95 NT ++++++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 96 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 97 NT +++ +++ +++ ++++++ +++ 98 NT +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++

Example 31 Testing of Compounds in Disease Models

The effect of the compounds on tumor initiation, progression andmetastasis can be evaluated in relevant in vivo animal efficacy models.Models could be human tumor xenografts models in immuno-deficient mice,from human tumor cell lines or preferably from primary or metastatichuman tumors. Other models might be human tumor xenografts grown inorthotopic sites, models of disseminated disease and transgenic orlabeled tumors models. Models could also include surgical resection ofprimary tumor and evaluation of metastatic disease.

Models could be selected to ensure that the molecular drug targeted isexpressed. Examples of tumors displaying deregulation of the JAK/STATpathway include prostate carcinoma, breast cancer, colon carcinoma,including leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, ovarian tumors, melanoma, lungcarcinoma, glioma, renal-cell tumors.

Efficacy can be measured in these models by various outcomes dependingon tumor type (solid, leukemia or metastatic) and might include measureof tumor onset, tumor growth rate, tumor burden, tumor growth delay,tumor cell kill, incidence of metastasis, imaging of tumor andinvasiveness/metastasis by various approaches including labeled cells orreagents, survival, angiogenesis, histopathology.

The in vivo animal efficacy models might also be used for determinationof the additivity or synergy of the effect of the compounds incombination with other drugs,

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, destructive inflammatorypolyarticular joint disease characterised by passive synovialproliferation and subintimal infiltration of inflammatory cells.Although the aetiology remains to be elucidated, it is generallyacknowledged that RA is an autoimmune disease and arthritis is aconsequence of loss of tolerance against a cartilage specificautoantigen. In this context, animal models have been established thatevolves around induction of RA by an autoantigen such as 1. type IIcollagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and 2. a combination of an antigen fromgram-ve bacteria (LPS) with a panel of 4 monoclonal antibodies (mAb). Athird model of arthritis is the Adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) whichis performed mainly in rats. The underlying mechanism of AIA is stillcontroversial. However, a 65 kD myobacterial heat shock protein wasshown to share a nonapeptide sequence in the core protein molecule ofproteoglycan, and suggests that AIA is also a disease inducible byautologous antigen.

In AIA, eight-week old Lewis rats were given Complete Freund's Adjuvant(CFA) prepared by suspending as an emulsion of heat-killed Mycobacteriumbutyricum in liquid paraffin at 12 mg/ml. CFA-induced arthritis can bestimulated by injection of 50 μl of CFA emulsion intradermally either into the footpad or to the base of the tail. From day 7 (onset ofarthritis), rats are examined daily for clinical arthritic score on a0-4 scale: 0, normal; 1, minimal swelling; 2, medium swelling; 3, severeswelling; and 4, severe and non-weight bearing. For each limb, themid-forpaw, the wrist, the joints of the fingers, the midfoot, the ankleand the joints of the digits are scored giving a maximum clinical scoreof 48 per rat. The animals are sacrificed on day 17 and the hindpaws areamputated and fixed in 7.4% formalin. After decalcification andembedment in paraffin, the limbs are sectioned in a mid-sagittal plane,stained by eosin and hematoxylin and examined microscopically for pannusformation (cartilage and bone erosion and destruction), vascularity(blood vessel formation by CD31 staining) and mononuclear cellinfiltration (T,B and macrophages).

In CIA, DBA/1 mice that bear H-2^(q) MHC haplotype are used as they aremore susceptible to CIA. In general, heterologous collagen is used asthey are more immunogenic/arthritogenic tha homologous type II collagen.The mice are primed with an emulsion consisting of bovine type IIcollagen and Complete-Freund's Adjuvant at a 1:1 ratio (finalconcentration=2 mg/ml). The emulsion (0.1 ml) is injected into the tailof each mouse approximately 1-2 cm from the base. A whitish bolusbeneath the dermis should be visible. A type II collagen booster (200 μgper mouse) is given intraperitoneally in PBS on day 21. HighCIA-susceptible mice (DBA/1) generally develop arthritis 4-5 weeks afterinitial priming Fully developed arthritis including red and swollenpaws, can be observed 3-5 days after the onset and active inflammatoryarthritis persists more than 3-4 weeks. Although inflammation willeventually subside, joint damage as seen as ankylosis is permanent.Assessment of CIA symptoms is essentially similar to the AIA model inwhich clinical signs is assigned clinical score (0-4) based on theseverity of the disease. Histological measurements can also be performedon formalin-fixed joints to assess erosion, cellular infiltrates andhyperplasia.

In combined LPS-mAB induced Arthritis, a severe and consistent arthritiscan be induced in mice by a combination of LPS and mAB cocktail thatrecognize individual epitopes clustered within an 83 amino acid peptidefragment located within CB11 region of type II collagen. This model wasdeveloped based on the hypothesis that bacterial toxin(s) absorbedthrough the GI tract play a synergistic and pathologic role withsub-arthritogenic levels of autoantibodies to type II collagen intriggering RA. The advantages of this model are: 1. synchronizedarthritis (100%) is induced rapidly within 7 days 2. a variety of mousestrains can be used as administration of anti-type II collagen mABcocktail bypasses the requirement for the host's generation ofautoantibodies to type II collagen thus arthritis can be induced in micethat do not possess CIA-susceptible MHC haplotypes and 3. ease ofadministration of mAB and LPS by either i.v. and i.p. routes.

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) which includes Crohn's disease (CD)and ulcerative colitis (UC) represents a group of chronic disorderscharacterized by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. CD canaffect any part of the digestive track whereas UC affects only the colonand rectum. UC causes inflammation and ulcers, usually in the sigmoidcolon and rectum. Cellular infiltrates are complex and pro-inflammatorycytokines are evident in CD and UC.

An experimental model of UC is established in Balb/C mice byadministration of dextran sulphate sodium (3% DSS) isolated fromLeuconostoc spp. into the drinking water. The experiment has arelatively short time-course (8 days) and parameters for assessment ofcolitis include loss of body weight, stool consistency, rectal bleeding,shortening of colonic length, crypt damage and cytokine analysis ofcolonic rings.

In CD, Balb/C mice are sensitized at day 0 with 2×50 μl of 5 mg/ml ofdinitrofluobenzene (DNFB) epicutaneously to shaved abdomen and feet ontwo consecutive days. DNFB is typically solubilised in acetone:olive oil(4:1). On day 5, the mice are challenged intracolonically with 50 μldintrobenzene sulphonic acid (DNS) at 6 mg/ml in 10% ethanol. The miceare sacrificed on day 8. Parameters to be measured include suppressionof total blood cell number and cell types, mucosal mast cell protease 1(MMCP-1) in serum, TNFα level in colon homogenate, stool consistency,vascular permeability and number of colonic patches. Number ofneutrophils and mast cells which are indicative of colonic damage andcellular influx will also be assessed by histological and microscopicalexaminations.

Asthma is restricted to human species, but animal models are often usedto investigate particular aspects of this human disease. Bronchialbiopsies and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid recovered from patientswith asthma have been shown to contain an increased number of activatedT cells, B cells, eosinophils and mast cells. Many patients with asthmaare sensitized and have specific immunoglogulin E (IgE) antibodies toone or more inhalant allergens. Atopy is, considered to be a major causeof asthma. In atopic individuals, inhalation of allergens preferentiallyinduces a T-helper 2 cell (Th2) response. In the majority of currentmodels, mice are sensitized by itraperitoneal (ip) injection ofovalbumin (OVA), often together with a Th2 skewed adjuvant, such asalum. In the classical mouse model for asthma, C57/BL6 mice are activelysensitized on day 0 by ip injection of 10 μg of OVA absorbed onto 1 mgof alum. From day 14-21 the mice are exposed daily to aerosolized OVAover a 30 minute period. On day 22, airway inflammation is apparent. BALfluid recovered from these animals demonstrate an increase inperi-bronchiolar space consisting of mixed cellular infiltrates ofmononuclear cells and eosinophils. OVA-specific IgE antibodies can bedemonstrated in the serum of sensitized animals. The mononuclear cellpopulation consists mainly of cells of Th2 phenotype secreting cytokinesIL-4 and IL-5. IL-4 promotes isotype switching of B cells towards IgEsynthesis and IL-5 influences the production, maturation and activationof eosinophils.

All publications mentioned in this specification are herein incorporatedby reference. Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices,articles or the like which has been included in the presentspecification is solely for the purpose of providing a context for thepresent invention. It is not to be taken as an admission that any or allof these matters form part of the prior art base or were common generalknowledge in the field relevant to the present invention as it existedin Australia or elsewhere before the priority date of each claim of thisapplication.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that numerousvariations and/or modifications may be made to the invention as shown inthe specific embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe invention as broadly described. The present embodiments are,therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and notrestrictive.

In the claims which follow and in the preceding description of theinvention, except where the context requires otherwise due to expresslanguage or necessary implication, the word “comprise” or variationssuch as “comprises” or “comprising” is used in an inclusive sense, i.e.to specify the presence of the stated features but not to preclude thepresence or addition of further features in various embodiments of theinvention.

1. A compound of formula I

wherein Q, W and Y are independently selected from N and CR²; Z is NR²or S; L is absent, CO, SO₂ or substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkylene;A and B are independently absent or substituted or unsubstitutedC₁₋₆alkylene wherein one or more carbon atoms can be optionally replacedwith O, CO, NR², NR²CO, CONR², NR²SO₂, SO₂NR², S and/or S(O)_(n); R¹ isindependently selected from H, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl,substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkenyl, substituted or unsubstitutedC₂₋₆alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, OH, halogen, CN,NO₂, NR²R³, SO₂R³, SO₂NR²R³, CF₃, OCF₃, NR²SO₂R³, CO₂R³, COSR³, CSR³,COR³, NR², CSR³, NR²CSR³, CONR²R³, NR²COR³, NR²CONR²R³, SO₃R³,substituted or unsubstituted C₃₋₈cycloalkyl, substituted orunsubstituted aryl and substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl havingup to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂; R is selected from H,substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstitutedC₂₋₆alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkynyl, substituted orunsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, OH, halogen, CN, NO₂, CO₂R³, CONR²R³, NR²COR³,SO₃R³, C₃₋₈cycloalkyl, aryl and heterocyclyl having up to 3 heteroatomsselected from N, O, S and SO₂, each of which may be substituted with upto 3 substituents independently selected from substituted orunsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkenyl,substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkynyl, substituted or unsubstitutedC₁₋₆alkoxy, OH, OCF₃, halogen, CN, NO₂, NR²R³, SO₂R³, SO₂NR²R³,NR²SO₂R³, CO₂R³, COR³, NR²COR³, R²NHCO₂R³, CONR²R³, NR²CONR²R³ andsubstituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl having up to 3 heteroatomsselected from N, O, S and SO₂; R² and R³ are independently selected fromH, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstitutedC₂₋₆alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₆alkynyl, substituted orunsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, CN, substituted or unsubstitutedC₃₋₈cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl and substituted orunsubstituted heterocyclyl having up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N,O, S and SO₂; m is 1 to 3; and n is 1 or 2; salts, isomers and/orprodrugs thereof.
 2. The compound according to claim 1, wherein thecompound of formula I has the formula Ia

wherein Q, W, Y, Z, L, A, B, R, R¹, m and n are as defined in claim 1.3. The compound according to claim 1, wherein the compound of formula Ihas the formula Ib

wherein Z, A, B, R, R¹, m and n are as defined in claim
 1. 4. Thecompound according to claim 1, wherein A is absent, substituted orunsubstituted C₁₋₆alkylene or substituted or unsubstituted divalentC₁₋₆alkoxy and B is absent or S.
 5. The compound according to claim 1,wherein R is independently selected from H, halogen, CO₂R³, CONR²R³,C₃₋₈cycloalkyl, 5 or 6 membered aryl and 5 to 8 membered heterocyclylshaving up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂, each of whichmay be substituted with up to 3 substituents independently selected fromsubstituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted 5to 8 membered heterocyclyls having up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N,O, S and SO₂, R²OH, R²NHCO₂R³, OCF₃, substituted or unsubstitutedC₁₋₆alkoxy, OH, NR²R³, SO₂NR²R³, NR²SO₂R³, NR²COR³, CONR²R³, NR²CONR²R³,COR³, CO₂R³ and/or SO₂R³ wherein R² and R³ are as defined in claim
 1. 6.The compound according to claim 1, wherein R is independently selectedfrom phenyl unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of NR²R³,NR²COR³, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, substituted orunsubstituted 5 to 8 membered heterocyclyls having up to 3 heteroatomsselected from N, O, S and SO₂, SO₂NR²R³, NR²CONR²R³, NR²SO₂R³, R²OH,R²NHCO₂R³, OCF₃, CONR²R³ or substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl;saturated or unsaturated 5 to 9 membered heterocyclyl having 1 to 2 Natoms unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of C₁₋₆alkoxy,CO₂R³ or NR²R³; and saturated or unsaturated 5 to 9 memberedheterocyclyls having 1 to 2 O atoms substituted or unsubstituted with atleast one of C₁₋₆alkoxy, CO₂R³ or NR²R³.
 7. The compound according toclaim 1, wherein R¹ is independently selected from H, halogen,substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkenyl, substituted or unsubstitutedC₂₋₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₆alkoxy, OH, halogen, NO₂,NR²R³, NR²COR³, CO₂R³, SO₂R³, NR²SO₂R³, substituted or unsubstitutedC₃₋₈cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted 5 or 6 membered aryl andsubstituted or unsubstituted 5 to 8 membered saturated or unsaturatedheterocyclyl having up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and SO₂.8. The compound according to claim 7, wherein the substituted orunsubstituted 5 to 8 membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclylhaving up to 3 heteroatoms is selected from N, O, S and SO₂ ismorpholino, thiomorpholino, thiomorpholino-1-oxide,thiomopholino-1,1-dioxide, NR²-piperazine, 4-hydroxy piperidine,3-hydroxy pyrrolidine, 3-hydroxypyrrole, piperidine or pyrrolidine. 9.The compound according to claim 1, wherein one of B—R and A-R¹ is aMichael acceptor selected from

wherein D is O or N; R⁴ is selected from H and substituted andunsubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl; and R⁵ and R⁶ are independently selected fromH, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl, C₁₋₄alkylNR⁸R⁹, C₁₋₄alkylOR⁸,substituted or unsubstituted aryl or may be joined to form a substitutedor unsubstituted 5 to 8 membered ring optionally containing one or moreheteroatoms selected from O, S, SO₂ and NR⁴; R⁷ is selected from OH,OC₁₋₄alkyl, NR⁸R⁹; p is 0 to 4; and where R⁸ and R⁹ are independentlyselected from H, substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl or may be joinedto form a substituted 3-8 membered ring optionally containing one ormore heteroatoms selected from O, S, SO₂ and NR⁴; and R¹⁰ is selectedfrom H and substituted or unsubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl.
 10. The compoundaccording to claim 1 which is selected from 1.7-iodo-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine 2.7-(4-aminophenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine3.N-(4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acrylamide4.7-(3-aminophenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine5.N-(3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acrylamide7. N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine
 8. methyl2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate 9.N-(4-morpholinophenyl)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine 10.7-(4-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine11.4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide12.N,N-dimethyl-3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide13.1-ethyl-3-(2-methoxy-4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)urea14.N-(4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide15.2-methoxy-4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenol16.2-cyano-N-(3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide17.N-(cyanomethyl)-2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxamide18.N-(3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide19.1-ethyl-3-(4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)-2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)urea20. N-(3-nitrophenyl)-7-phenylthieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine 21.7-iodo-N-(3-nitrophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine 22.N1-(7-(2-ethylphenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)benzene-1,3-diamine 25.N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide26. N1-(7-iodothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)benzene-1,3-diamine 28.7-(4-amino-3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine29.7-(2-ethylphenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine30.N-(3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide31.N-(cyanomethyl)-N-(3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide32.N-(cyanomethyl)-N-(4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide33.N-(3-(5-methyl-2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide34.4-(5-methyl-2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide36.N-(4-(5-methyl-2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide37. 7-iodo-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine 38.7-(2-isopropylphenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine39. 7-bromo-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine 40.N7-(2-isopropylphenyl)-N2-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,7-diamine41.N7-(4-isopropylphenyl)-N2-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,7-diamine42.7-(5-amino-2-methylphenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine43.N-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzamide44. 7-iodo-N-(3-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine 45.7-(4-amino-3-nitrophenyl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine46.7-(2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine47. (3-(7-iodothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-ylamino)phenyl)methanol 48.N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(3-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide49.N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(3-(hydroxymethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide50.N-(4-morpholinophenyl)-7-(4-nitrophenylthio)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine51.N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide52.7-(4-amino-3-nitrophenyl)-N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine53.N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-(2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine54.N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide55.7-(2-aminopyrimidin-5-yl)-N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine56.N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-(2,6-dimethoxypyridin-3-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine57.N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-(2,4-dimethoxypyrimidin-5-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine58. 7-iodo-N-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine59.N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide60.2-cyano-N-(4-methyl-3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide61. ethyl3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzoate 62.7-bromo-N-(4-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine63.N-(3-(2-(4-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide64.N-(cyanomethyl)-3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzamide65.N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzamide66.N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(4-(1-ethylpiperidin-4-yloxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide67. tert-butyl4-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxylate68.7-bromo-N-(4-((4-ethylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine69.N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(4-((4-ethylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide70.N-(4-((4-ethylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl)phenyl)-7-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine71.N-(cyanomethyl)-3-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzamide72.N-tert-butyl-3-(2-(4-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide73. tert-butylpyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzylcarbamate74.3-(2-(4-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide75.7-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(4-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine76. tert-butyl4-(2-(4-(1-ethylpiperidin-4-yloxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxylate77.7-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-N-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine78. tert-butyl5-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate79.7-(2-aminopyrimidin-5-yl)-N-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine80. tert-butyl4-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)-5,6-dihydropyridine-1(2H)-carboxylate81. tert-butylmorpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzylcarbamate82.N-(3-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide83.N-(4-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide84.N-(3-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide85.7-(4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)phenyl)-N-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine86.N-(2-methoxy-4-(2-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)acetamide87. 7-bromo-N-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine 88.(3-(2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanol89.(4-(2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanol90.(3-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanol91.(4-(2-(4-morpholinophenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)methanol92.N-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzyl)methanesulfonamide93. tert-butylmorpholinomethyl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)benzylcarbamate94.N-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl)-7-(3-(piperazin-1-yl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine95.7-(6-(2-morpholinoethylamino)pyridin-3-yl)-N-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine96.7-(2-ethylphenyl)-N-(4-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine97.7-(4-(aminomethyl)phenyl)-N-(4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine98.N-(4-(1-ethylpiperidin-4-yloxy)phenyl)-7-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine99. N-(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-phenylthieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine 100.7-bromo-N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine 101.N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-phenylthieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-2-amine
 11. Thecompound according to claim 1, wherein the compound is a kinaseinhibitor.
 12. A process for the preparation of the compound of formulaI according to claim 1 which comprises the step of coupling a compoundof formula II

wherein, Q, W, Y, Z and n are as defined in claim 1; and X is a leavinggroup with R as defined in claim 1 above and a compound of formula III

wherein L, A, Y, R¹ and m are as defined in claim
 1. 13. Apharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of formula Iaccording to claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 14. Amethod for the treatment of a kinase associated disease which comprisesadministering a therapeutically effective amount of the compound offormula I according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutical composition accordingto claim 1 to a subject in need thereof.
 15. The method according toclaim 14, wherein the kinase associated disease is an immunological andinflammatory diseases, hyperproliferative disease, viral diseases,metabolic disease or vascular disease.
 16. A method of inhibiting akinase in a cell comprising contacting the cell with the compound offormula I according to claim 1.